The Kipling, Rudyard 1865-1936 creator text utu 2005 monographic en 1 online resource : multiple file formats "The Man Who Would Be King" by Rudyard Kipling is a short story published in 1888 about two British adventurers who embark on an audacious plan to become kings of Kafiristan, a remote region of Afghanistan. Daniel Dravot and Peachey Carnehan leave British India armed with rifles and military knowledge, determined to conquer and rule. Their journey leads them through treacherous mountains to encounter the Kafirs, who begin to worship Dravot as a god. But ambition and hubris threaten to unravel everything they've achieved in this tale of empire and excess. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Man_Who_Would_Be_King Release date is 2005-05-01 Produced by Jeffrey Kraus-yao Original publication data not identified Political fiction Kings and rulers -- Fiction British -- Afghanistan -- Fiction Afghanistan -- Fiction PR Original publication data not identified https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/8147 https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/8147 UtSlPG 260607 20260610133217.0 8147