The Man Who Would Be King and Other Stories (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780199536474)

Arranged in the order of their original publication and written during Kipling's time as a journalist in India, these seventeen short stories explore the themes of isolation and abandonment and the effects of the Indian caste system on society. Along with the title piece, the volume includes "Gemini," "A Wayside Comedy," "The Hill of Illusion," "Only a Subaltern," "Baa, Baa, Black Sheep," "Black Jack," and others.

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Author: Rudyard Kipling
ISBN-10: 0199536473
ISBN-13: 9780199536474
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Language: English
Published: 08/01/2008
Pages: 352
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.54lbs
Size: 8.60h x 6.70w x 0.65d