Rudyard Kipling, Charles Eliot Norton
The Man Who Would Be King
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( Jan. 20, 2014)
"The Man Who Would Be King" is a novella by Rudyard Kipling (1865-1936). It was first published in 1888.
The story is about two British adventurers who became kings of Kafiristan, a remote part of Afghanistan.
It was inspired by the exploits of James Brooke, who became the first White Rajah of Sarawak in Borneo, and by the travels of Josiah Harlan, who was granted the title of Prince of Ghor for himself and his descendants.
In 1975, the novella was adapted into a movie, starring Sean Connery and Michael Caine.
The ebook also contains a profile of Kipling written by Carl David af Wirsén (1842–1912).
The story is about two British adventurers who became kings of Kafiristan, a remote part of Afghanistan.
It was inspired by the exploits of James Brooke, who became the first White Rajah of Sarawak in Borneo, and by the travels of Josiah Harlan, who was granted the title of Prince of Ghor for himself and his descendants.
In 1975, the novella was adapted into a movie, starring Sean Connery and Michael Caine.
The ebook also contains a profile of Kipling written by Carl David af Wirsén (1842–1912).
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