The Man Who Would Be King and Other Stories

by Rudyard Kipling, Louis L. Cornell (Editor)

Overview

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.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780199536474
Publisher:	Oxford University Press
Publication date:	08/01/2008
Series:	Oxford World's Classics Series
Pages:	352
Product dimensions:	5.00(w) x 7.70(h) x 0.70(d)

About the Author

Short-story writer, novelist, and poet Rudyard Kipling was the first Englishman to receive the Nobel Prize for Literature and was hailed as a literary heir to Charles Dickens. His most popular works include Kim, Just So Stories, and The Man Who Would Be King and Other Stories.

An acclaimed narrator, Rebecca Burns has recorded such titles as Little Women by Louisa May Alcott, A Little Princess by Frances Hodgson Burnett, The Jungle Book by Rudyard Kipling, and Pollyanna by Eleanor H. Porter.

Table of Contents

	General Preface	vii
	Introduction	xiii
	Note on the Text	xxxviii
	Select Bibliography	xl
	A Chronology of Kipling's Life and Works	xliii
	The Strange Ride of Morrowbie Jukes	3
	The Phantom 'Rickshaw	26
	Gemini	49
	A Wayside Comedy	58
	At Twenty-Two	70
	The Education of Otis Yeere	81
	The Hill of Illusion	103
	Dray Wara Yow Dee	113
	The Judgment of Dungara	122
	With the Main Guard	131
	In Flood Time	146
	Only a Subaltern	155
	Baa Baa, Black Sheep	170
	At the Pit's Mouth	198
	Black Jack	204
	On the City Wall	221
	The Man who would be King	244
	Explanatory Notes	280

Editorial Reviews

"An excellent collection with particularly thorough notes."—Professor M. Mackey, Ph.D., California State University, Sacramento

"A lovely little book."—James Dahl, West Georgia College

From the Publisher

Narrator George Taylor’s raspy voice and English accent perfectly match the "hut, one, two" pace of Kipling’s explorations of colonialism in the nineteenth century. The short stories that accompany the novella are also treated in an effective and dramatic way by this master narrator. Taylor characterizes the men of ambition with the best stiff upper lip imaginable. Moments of daring get the full dramatic treatment, with Taylor leading the charge. Listeners in search of adventure and bravery will find two companions in Taylor and Kipling. R.O. © AudioFile 2014, Portland, Maine

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