Back الرجل الذي سيصبح ملكا Arabic Der Mann, der König sein wollte (Erzählung) German Ο άνθρωπος που θα γινόταν βασιλιάς (βιβλίο) Greek The Man Who Would Be King Spanish Errege izatekoa zen gizona Basque L'Homme qui voulut être roi (nouvelle) French The Man Who Would Be King (koart ferhaal) Frisian L'uomo che volle essere re Italian 王になろうとした男 Japanese Omul care voia să fie rege Romanian
| "The Man Who Would Be King" | |
|---|---|
| Short story by Rudyard Kipling | |
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 Text available at Wikisource | |
| Country | United Kingdom, British India |
| Language | English |
| Genre(s) | Adventure, lost world |
| Publication | |
| Published in | The Phantom 'Rickshaw and other Eerie Tales |
| Publication type | Anthology |
| Publisher | A. H. Wheeler & Co. of Allahabad |
| Publication date | 1888 |
"The Man Who Would Be King" (1888) is a story by Rudyard Kipling about two British adventurers in British India who become kings of Kafiristan, a remote part of Afghanistan. The story was first published in The Phantom 'Rickshaw and Other Tales (1888);[1] it also appeared in Wee Willie Winkie and Other Child Stories (1895) and numerous later editions of that collection. It has been adapted for other media a number of times.
- ^ Kipling, Rudyard (1888). "The Man Who Would Be King". The Phantom 'Rickshaw and Other Tales. Indian Railway Library no. 5. Allahabad: A. H. Wheeler & Co.