The Man Who Would Be King
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[United States] : SAGA Egmont, 2021.
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eBook
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1 online resource (31 pages)
Lexile measure:
1100L
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Description
"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.
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English
ISBN:
9788726553673, 8726553678
Lexile measure:
1100
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"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.
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APA Citation (style guide)
Kipling, R. (2021). The Man Who Would Be King. SAGA Egmont.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)Kipling, Rudyard. 2021. The Man Who Would Be King. SAGA Egmont.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)Kipling, Rudyard, The Man Who Would Be King. SAGA Egmont, 2021.
MLA Citation (style guide)Kipling, Rudyard. The Man Who Would Be King. SAGA Egmont, 2021.
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