The Man Who Would Be King
1888 story by Rudyard Kipling / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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This article is about the Kipling story. For other uses, see The Man Who Would Be King (disambiguation).
"The Man Who Would Be King" (1888) is a story by Rudyard Kipling about two British adventurers in British India who become kings of Kafiristan, a remote part of Afghanistan. The story was first published in The Phantom 'Rickshaw and Other Tales (1888);[1] it also appeared in Wee Willie Winkie and Other Child Stories (1895) and numerous later editions of that collection. It has been adapted for other media a number of times.
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"The Man Who Would Be King" | |
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Short story by Rudyard Kipling | |
Text available at Wikisource | |
Country | United Kingdom, British India |
Language | English |
Genre(s) | Adventure |
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Published in | The Phantom 'Rickshaw and other Eerie Tales |
Publication type | Anthology |
Publisher | A. H. Wheeler & Co. of Allahabad |
Publication date | 1888 |
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