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King of the khyber rifles by talbot mundy free ebook. King of the khyber rifles is a novel by british writer talbot mundy. Set in india and the regions beyond, it was successful enough so that two movies were adapted from its pages, although neither portrayed athelstan king as mundy intended him. King of the khyber rifles may well be mundys most famous work. King of the khyber rifles talbot mundyfree downloadpdf. This book is available for free download in a number of formats including epub, pdf, azw, mobi and more. You can watch king of the khyber rifles online on videoondemand services netflix, paytv or movie theatres with original audio in english. King of the khyber rifles by talbot mundy goodreads. Captain athelstan king is a secret agent for the british raj at the beginning of the first world war. At age 29 he had decided on talbot mundy as a name and three years later in 1911 he began his writing career. Listen to king of the khyber rifles audiobook by talbot mundy. Download mp3 king of the khyber rifles album of mundy. King of the khyber rifles talbot mundyfree downloadpdf epub. A romance of adventure by talbot mundy free ebook project gutenberg.
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Freshly arrived sandhursttrained captain alan king, better versed in pashtun then any of the veterans and born locally as army brat, survives an attack on his escort to his northwest frontier province garrison near the khyber pass because of ahmed, a native afridi deserter from the muslim fanatic rebel karram khans forces. Librivox recording of king of the kyber rifles, by talbot mindy. Athelstan king is a british secret agent stationed in. Stream and download audiobooks to your computer, tablet or mobile phone. Good film, good use of the anamorphic lens system, typical of the 50s, but once again, hollywood treating. King of the khyber rifles 1953 is an american adventure film based on the novel of the same name. To stop a holy war singlehanded would be rather like stopping the windpossibly easy enough, if one knew the way. Free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by project gutenberg. King of the khyber rifles king of the khyber rifles, published in 1916, is a rousing tale of adventure on the northwest frontier on india. Dating from the late nineteenth century the regiment provided the title and setting for a widely read novel, king of the khyber rifles. The author, talbot mundy 18791940, was born in england. India as she is more often nowadays and it made king, for the time being of the khyber rifles. Watch king of the khyber rifles movie trailers, exclusive videos, interviews from the cast, movie clips and more at. Talbot mundy 1879 1940 athelstan king is a british secret agent stationed in india at the beginning of wwi.
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The khyber pass scenes were shot in the alabama hills, lone pine, california. Athelstan king is a british secret agent stationed in india at the beginning of wwi. Publication date 1916 publisher the bobbsmerrill company. Free audio book that you can download in mp3, ipod and itunes format for your portable audio player. King of the khyber rifles wont rank among the greats of english literature, but it is an enjoyable romp through the myths of the british empires glory days before reality came crashing in. A british officer has to fight against his boyhood friend in order to preserve the british raj and to win the hand of his colonels daughter. Get your kindle here, or download a free kindle reading app. King of the khyber rifles by talbot mundy overdrive.
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He is attached to the khyber rifles regiment as a cover, but his real job is to prevent a holy. Set in colonial india in 1857, tyrone power stars as british army officer captain king. King of the khyber rifles by talbot mundy free at loyal books. King of the khyber rifles wikisource, the free online library. Written in 1916 and set in the period at the beginning of the first world war, it positively reeks with the white mans burden of maintaining rule over. After an adventurous life in various parts of the world he settled in the united states in. And neither evoked the fantasy and mysticism that are so much a part of this book. Obviously late but it was still to be prodigious none the less.
King of the khyber rifles is a 1953 adventure film directed by henry king and starring tyrone power and terry moore. King of the khyber rifles can definitely be called mandis most famous work. Alan king tyrone power is a british army captain serving in india. One of the more interesting aspects of king of the khyber rifles is its focus on race relations, and its interest in the relationship between colonisers and the colonised.