{"product_id":"the-man-who-would-be-king-selected-stories-of-rudyard-kipling-by-rudyard-kipling-9780141442358","title":"The Man Who Would Be King: Selected Stories of Rudyard Kipling","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA new collection of Rudyard Kipling's short stories, selected and edited by Jan Montefiore.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eRudyard Kipling is one of the most magical storytellers in the English language. This new selection brings together the best of his short writings, following the development of his work over fifty years. They take us from the harsh, cruel, vividly realised world of the 'Indian' stories that made his name, through the experimental modernism of his middle period to the highly-wrought subtleties of his later pieces.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIncluding the tale of insanity and empire, \u003ci\u003eThe Man Who Would Be King\u003c\/i\u003e, the high-spirited \u003ci\u003eThe Village that Voted the Earth Was Flat\u003c\/i\u003e, the fable of childhood cruelty and revenge \u003ci\u003eBaa Baa, Black Sheep\u003c\/i\u003e, the menacing psychological study \u003ci\u003eMary Postgate\u003c\/i\u003e and the ambiguous portrayal of grief and mourning in \u003ci\u003eThe Gardener\u003c\/i\u003e, here are stories of criminals, ghosts, femmes fatales, madness and murder.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Penguin Random House Distribution","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46533263229164,"sku":"9780141442358","price":29.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9780141442358.jpg?v=1749521548","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.live\/products\/the-man-who-would-be-king-selected-stories-of-rudyard-kipling-by-rudyard-kipling-9780141442358","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}