editor Louis L. Cornell
The Man Who Would Be King, the best of the stories Kipling wrote in India, must conclude any study of his apprenticeship, not only because of its brillance, but beacuse in a sense it embodies and sums up Kipling’s attitude to India and the role of the British in the land they conquered.”
J. M. Barrie
The most audacious thing in fiction.”
From the Publisher
"An excellent collection with particularly thorough notes."—Professor M. Mackey, Ph.D., California State University, Sacramento
"A lovely little book."—James Dahl, West Georgia College
MAY 2014 - AudioFile
Narrator George Taylor’s raspy voice and English accent perfectly match the "hut, one, two" pace of Kipling’s explorations of colonialism in the nineteenth century. The short stories that accompany the novella are also treated in an effective and dramatic way by this master narrator. Taylor characterizes the men of ambition with the best stiff upper lip imaginable. Moments of daring get the full dramatic treatment, with Taylor leading the charge. Listeners in search of adventure and bravery will find two companions in Taylor and Kipling. R.O. © AudioFile 2014, Portland, Maine
