The Man Who Would Be King by Rudyard Kipling

The Man Who Would Be King

Rudyard Kipling

32 pages first pub 1888 (view editions)

fiction classics short stories adventurous medium-paced
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Two former British soldiers who were sent in the early 19th century to British controlled India to search for adventure end up becoming kings of Kafiristan. This story is inspired by Josiah Harlan, an American adventurer who claimed the title of P...

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