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The Man Who Would Be King and Other Stories
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Series: Oxford World's Classics
Classic FictionGeneral Fiction
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ISBN10: 0199536473
ISBN13: 9780199536474
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: Aug 1 2008
Pages: 352
Weight: 0.54
Height: 0.65 Width: 6.70 Depth: 8.60
Language: English
ISBN13: 9780199536474
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: Aug 1 2008
Pages: 352
Weight: 0.54
Height: 0.65 Width: 6.70 Depth: 8.60
Language: English
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.
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