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The Man Who Would Be King

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Evergreen ClassicsPublished 1888

The Man Who Would Be King

by Rudyard Kipling

Pages

303

Difficulty

Demanding

Tone

Literary

Chapters

12

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  1. Chapter I
  2. Chapter Ii
  3. Chapter Iii
  4. Chapter Iv
  5. Chapter V
  6. Chapter Vi
  7. Chapter Vii
  8. Chapter Viii
  9. Chapter Ix
  10. Chapter X
  11. Chapter Xi
  12. Chapter Xii
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