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  • The Man Who Would Be King

  • By: Rudyard Kipling
  • Narrated by: David Philo
  • Length: 1 hr and 23 mins
  • 3.5 out of 5 stars (2 ratings)
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The Man Who Would Be King

By: Rudyard Kipling
Narrated by: David Philo
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Summary

This short story by Kipling of two British adventurers in British India who become kings of Kafiristan, a remote part of Afghanistan, is read by David Philo.

©2010 Saland Publishing (P)2010 Saland Publishing

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Long before the Taleban

This Kipling story takes the reader back to the 19th century on the North West Frontier when colonial and racist atttitudes were the norm rather than the exception. A fascinating fictional trip back in time, if sometimes hard to listen to due to the loud background music.

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