| "The Man Who Would Be King" | |
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| 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.