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Title details for The Man Who Would Be King and Other Stories, with eBook by Rudyard Kipling - Available

The Man Who Would Be King and Other Stories, with eBook

by Rudyard Kipling
Rebecca Burns
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Rudyard Kipling's "The Man Who Would Be King" is one of literature's greatest and most famous adventure stories. This stirring tale of two happy-go-lucky British ne'er-do-wells trying to carve out their own kingdom in the remote mountains of Afghanistan has also proved over time to be a work of penetrating and lasting political insight—amidst its raucous humor and swashbuckling bravado is a devastatingly astute dissection of imperialism and its heroic pretensions.


Written when he was only twenty-two years old, the tale also features some of Kipling's most crystalline prose and one of the most beautifully rendered, spectacularly exotic settings he ever used. Best of all, it features two of his most unforgettable characters: the ultra-vivid Cockneys Peachy Carnahan and Daniel Dravot, who impart to the story its ultimate, astonishing twist.


Also included in this collection are "Wee Willie Winkie," "The Drums of the Fore and Aft," "Mary Postgate," and "The Maltese Cat."

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  • Release date

    August 17, 2009

  • Formats

    • OverDrive Listen audiobook

      • ISBN: 9781400191109
      • File size: 116765 KB
      • Duration: 04:03:15

  • Languages

    • English

  • Levels

    • Lexile® Measure: 1100
    • Text Difficulty: 7-9

  • Reviews

    • AudioFile Magazine
      Many of the stories in this collection differ in tone from Kipling's best-known work, THE JUNGLE BOOK. This book focuses on adult-oriented themes like colonialism and corruption. Sean Barrett's serious delivery is appropriate for such content, but he seems to use his command of deliberate British diction more than an ear for nuance throughout the range of stories. His serious delivery, it must be said, makes for a particularly chilling rendition of the horror tale "The Mark of the Beast," but over the course of the nearly ten-hour audiobook, one might begin to lament the lack of range and versatility that would bring Kipling's diverse cast of characters to life as individuals. A skilled telling, to be sure, but without the finest of nuances. N.J.B. © AudioFile 2015, Portland, Maine

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  • OverDrive Listen audiobook

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Languages

  • English

Levels

  • Lexile® Measure:1100
  • Text Difficulty:7-9

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