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The Man Who Would Be King and Other Stories (Wordsworth Classics) [Paperback]

Rudyard Kipling (Author)

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Publication Date: 1 July 1994 | ISBN-10: 1853262099 | ISBN-13: 978-1853262098 | Edition: New Ed

This Wordsworth Edition includes an exclusive Introduction by Cedric Watts, Research Professor of English, University of Sussex.

This anthology of tales by Rudyard Kipling contains some of the most memorable and popular examples of the genre of which he is an undisputed master. The Man Who would be King (later adapted as a spectacular film) is a vivid narrative of exotic adventure and disaster.

The other tales include the ironic, horrific, poignant and haunting. Here Kipling displays his descriptive panache and realistic boldness. Shrewd, audacious, abrasive and challenging, he remains absorbingly readable.

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This Wordsworth Edition includes an exclusive Introduction by Cedric Watts, Research Professor of English, University of Sussex.

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Paperback: 224 pages
Publisher: Wordsworth Editions Ltd; New Ed edition (1 July 1994)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1853262099
ISBN-13: 978-1853262098
Product Dimensions: 19.7 x 12.7 x 1.5 cm

Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (10 customer reviews)

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"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
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4.0 out of 5 stars The changes and chances in colonial life 4 Dec 2009

By Luc REYNAERT

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This anthology of short stories gives an excellent picture of the works of a Member of the British Empire. Rudyard Kipling had a partisan view on the British colonial enterprise which was based on a well-organized army machine. But, as George Orwell said: he didn't understand that `an empire is primarily a money-making concern'.

Army and war
Those who fight under the British flag are mightily admired and incensed for their courage and self-sacrifice, but woe for those who seek their own kingdom.
In `The Drums of Fore and Aft' two orphans of fourteen years of age (!), who serve as Regiment drummers, are highly praised for offering their lives in a skirmish with Afghan rebels.
In `Only a Subaltern', a new recruit is himself attacked by fever after having physically and morally supported a soldier friend.
But, in `The Man Who Would be King', two solitary fortune seekers fall shamelessly from their throne.

Religion
In the heartrending masterpiece of this collection, `Baa Baa Black Sheep', R. Kipling lambastes the ravages of religion: `the Fear of the Lord was so often the beginning of falsehood ... for when young lips have drunk deep of the bitter waters of Hate, Suspicion and Despair, all the Love in the world will not wholly take away that knowledge.'

Colonial life
In `The Education of Otis Yeere', two would-be prick teasers warm the heart of a bachelor, only to be mightily offended when he tries to give one of them a kiss.
`At the Pit's Month' and `A Wayward Comedy' are variations on the theme of `a Man and his Wife and a Tertium Quid'. Only, the friendship among men stays above the shame of cuckolding.
`Wee Willie Winkie' praises the courage of a young boy.
`A Second Rate Woman' attacks people's prejudice. An allegedly `tainted' lady saves the day when the foul speakers `collapse in an hour of need'.
In `His Majesty the King', a child King is too young to moralize on the deceitfulness of this world and the uncertainty of human things.

Ghost stories
The nightmarish `The Strange Ride of Morrowbie Jukes' and `The Phantom `Rickshaw' are two excellent ghost stories.

A very worth-while read.

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5.0 out of 5 stars magic 30 Jan 2006

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This is the work of a maestro....a true genius of literature. I recently read Kim by Kipling and, having always thought it to be a children's book, was delighted at the sheer quality of writing, its narrative drive, its incredible characters and colour and sense of time and place. The Man Who Would Be King, though occasionally not equalled in some of the other short stories sitting alongside it, is a classic. Anyone who recalls the film version with Michael Caine and Sean Connery, will not be disappointed.

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5.0 out of 5 stars The man who would be king 7 Feb 2013

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A wonderful classic story we love it, we love the story and it seems a very true story. Rudyard Kipling is a wonderful writer.

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2.0 out of 5 stars The man who would be king - book or cd?

Beware! Do not get confused! The stories in the BOOK are wonderful. The VERY AMERICAN rendering of them on the CD is not.
You just cannot do Kipling in an American accent!!!

Published 3 months ago by Lance

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I have to admit to not having read anything by Kipling before, the Jungle book (Disney cartoon)being my only experience of his writing. Read more

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Being a fan of the film 'The Man Who Would Be King', I was initially disappointed that this was originally only a short story. Read more

Published 13 months ago by Lee Harris

5.0 out of 5 stars Beautifully crafted windows into a lost world

Rudyard Kipling is neither fashionable nor popular these days. That's a pity because as this collection of fourteen of his short stories amply demonstrates, he was an outstanding... Read more

Published 15 months ago by David Herdson

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I must take a contrary review to the other reviewers and express my disappointment in this volume.

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Published 21 months ago by Simon Welch

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This anthology of Rudyard Kipling's greatest short stories contains some of the most memorable and popular examples of the genre of which he was an undisputed master. Read more

Published on 16 Sep 2006 by Angel Silver

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As a reluctant student in that oxymoronic high school class, Poetry Appreciation for Teenage Males, I was surprised to rather enjoy the verses of Rudyard Kipling. Read more

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