Name: the man who would be king and other stories
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Author: Kipling, Rudyard ; Cornell, Louis L.
ISBN: 9780199536474

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the man who would be king and other stories

Type

Physical Book

Author

Rudyard Kipling

Illustrated by

Louis L. Cornell

Publisher

Oxford University Press

Language

English

Pages

300

Format

Paperback

Dimensions

21.8 x 17.0 x 1.7 cm

Weight

0.24 kg.

ISBN

0199536473

ISBN13

9780199536474

Synopsis "the man who would be king and other stories"

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.About the Series: For over 100 years Oxford World's Classics has made available the broadest spectrum of literature from around the globe. Each affordable volume reflects Oxford's commitment to scholarship, providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features, including expert introductions by leading authorities, voluminous notes to clarify the text, up-to-date bibliographies for further study, and much more.

Rudyard Kipling

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Bombay, (1865-1936). Rudyard Kipling wrote novels, poems, and stories mainly set in India and Burma during the British rule. Kipling was a prolific and popular writer, and his literature always revolves around three axes: patriotism, the duty of the English to lead a life of intense activity, and the destiny of England, called to be a great empire. His insistence on this last aspect was undoubtedly an echo of the Victorian past, and severely damaged his reputation as a writer, despite being the first British author awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature.

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