Collection of nine English short stories, the title story "The Man Who Would be King" tells the tale of an English man living in India and meets two travelers who decide to go to Kafiristan to overthrow the present king and become kings themselves.
year: 1987, 1994, 1982, 1964
call number/section: 823.8, 1000
subjects: english writer, short stories, kings and rulers, fiction, english fiction, british, afghanistan, afghanistan, fiction, political fiction
Editions
Kipling, Rudyard
Oxford University Press (1987)
A tale of a couple of vagabonds who attempt to establish a kingdom among primitive tribesmen, is both a classic of high adventure and a searching parable of Empire.
Schools: 2
Kipling, Rudyard
Dover Publications (1994)
Schools: 1
Kipling, Rudyard
Amereon House (1982)
Collection of nine English short stories, the title story "The Man Who Would be King" tells the tale of an English man living in India and meets two travelers who decide to go to Kafiristan to overthrow the present king and become kings themselves.
Schools: 0
Kipling, Rudyard
New American Library (1964)
Schools: 0
Kipling, Rudyard
Schools: 1