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The Man Who Would Be King
Contributor(s): Kipling, Rudyard (Author), Montefiore, Jan (Editor), Montefiore, Jan (Introduction by)
ISBN: 0141442352     ISBN-13: 9780141442358
Publisher: Penguin Group
OUR PRICE:   $13.50  
Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats
Published: July 2011
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BISAC Categories:
- Fiction | Thrillers - General
- Fiction | Political
- Fiction | Classics
Dewey: FIC
Lexile Measure: 1100
Series: Penguin Classics
Physical Information: 1.13" H x 5.55" W x 7.43" (0.95 lbs) 608 pages
Themes:
- Chronological Period - 19th Century
- Cultural Region - Indian
 
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Publisher Description:
Stories of criminals, ghosts, femmes fatales, madness, and murder from one of the most magical storytellers in the English language

A Penguin Classic

This selection brings together the best of Rudyard Kipling's short writings, following the development of his work over fifty years. They take us from the harsh, cruel, vividly realized world of the "Indian" stories that made his name, through the experimental modernism of his middle period to the highly-wrought subtleties of his later pieces. Included here is the tale of insanity and empire, "The Man Who Would Be King"; the high-spirited "The Village that Voted the Earth Was Flat"; the fable of childhood cruelty and revenge "Baa Baa, Black Sheep"; the menacing psychological study "Mary Postgate"; and the ambiguous portrayal of grief and mourning in "The Gardener."

For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,800 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.