Kipling, Rudyard
The Man Who Would Be King
"The Man Who Would Be King" (1888) is inspired by the real-life actions of James Brook, a British soldier who made himself Rajah of Sarawak (Borneo). In this short story, Kipling tells of two crook characters, Daniel Dravot and Peachey Carnehan, through a third character, an Indian journalist, who is acquainted with the men. Their plan is simple: they will leave India and go to Kafiristan, a remote part of Afghanistan, and set themselves up as kings there by force.
- Author(s)
- Kipling, Rudyard
- Publisher
- Saga Egmont
- Publication year
- 2021
- Language
- en
- Edition
- 1
- Series
- World Classics
- Category
- Novels
- Format
- Ebook
- eISBN (ePUB)
- 9788726553673