Project Gutenberg 2005-05-01 Public domain in the USA. 2096 Kipling, Rudyard 1865 1936 Kipling, R. (Rudyard) Kipling, Joseph Rudyard The Man Who Would Be King Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Man_Who_Would_Be_King Produced by Jeffrey Kraus-yao "The Man Who Would Be King" by Rudyard Kipling is a short story written in the late 19th century, during the Victorian era. This narrative explores themes of ambition, colonialism, and the folly of human pride through the tale of two British adventurers seeking to become kings in a remote part of Afghanistan called Kafiristan. The story intricately weaves commentary on imperialism, presenting a cautionary tale about the lust for power and the complexities of cultural encounters. The plot follows two British men, Daniel Dravot and Peachey Carnehan, who decide to leave India behind to establish their own kingdom in Kafiristan, convinced they can conquer the land and rule over its people. Dravot and Carnehan first carefully orchestrate their entry into Kafiristan by disguising themselves as gods, garnering the respect and devotion of the locals as they establish authority. However, their reign unravels as Dravot's desire for a queen leads to a tragic confrontation with the very people who once honored them. This sudden turn reveals the dangers of hubris and the thin veneer of civilization, culminating in a dramatic downfall that serves as a stark reflection on colonial ambitions and their inevitable failures. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 87.8 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Political fiction Kings and rulers -- Fiction British -- Afghanistan -- Fiction Afghanistan -- Fiction PR Text Category: Short Stories Category: Adventure Category: British Literature 107631 2025-08-04T04:49:31.931689 text/html 108953 2014-09-08T09:31:36 text/html; charset=utf-8 40276 2014-09-08T09:39:22 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 118852 2025-08-04T04:49:37.115639 application/epub+zip 117614 2025-08-04T04:49:34.666666 application/epub+zip 107162 2025-08-04T04:49:33.553663 application/epub+zip 250034 2025-08-04T04:49:38.892635 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 240883 2025-08-04T04:49:36.475653 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 195475 2022-09-04T09:08:06.791118 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 100497 2025-08-04T04:49:31.669671 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 100685 2014-09-08T09:31:24 text/plain; charset=utf-8 38861 2014-09-08T09:39:22 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 98290 2014-09-08T09:31:10 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 38538 2014-09-08T09:39:22 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 98296 2014-09-08T09:31:04 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 38522 2014-09-08T09:39:22 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 23187 2025-08-04T04:49:39.031627 application/rdf+xml 14784 2025-08-04T04:49:34.091659 image/jpeg 4205 2025-08-04T04:49:33.805658 image/jpeg 118419 2025-08-04T04:49:31.942676 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia