The Man Who Would Be King Author:Rudyard Kipling Danny Dravot, the charming, devil-may-care adventurer, was ready to embark on the most incredible scheme of all - to cross the uncharted Indian deserts to a mysterious kingdom where even rogues might rule the land! His sidekick, Peachy Carnehan, was another rascal with a grandiose dream of glory and an insatiable hunger for wealth and power. Dan... more »ny and Peachy swindle, bribe, and trick there way into the command of an unspoiled paradise. Only the great Rudyard Kipling could create a saga of such vivid adventure and savage excitement.« less