King decides to infiltrate khans ranks and kill his former friend. Athelstan king is a secret agent for the british raj at the beginning of world war i. However, formatting rules can vary widely between applications and fields of interest or study. King of the khyber rifles tyrone power michael rennie.
King of the khyber rifles by talbot mundy overdrive. Heavily influenced both by mundys own unsuccessful career in india and by his interest in theosophy, it describes king. This novel was also the basis for john fords the black watch 1929. King of the khyber rifles by talbot mundy goodreads. King of the khyber rifles by talbot mundy free ebook. Additional formats may also be available from the main gutenberg site. Athelstan king is a british secret agent stationed in india at the beginning of wwi. King of the khyber rifles talbot mundy ebook legimi. Talbot mundy 1879 1940 athelstan king is a british secret agent stationed in india at the beginning of wwi.
Captain athelstan king is a secret agent for the british raj at the beginning of the first world war. Great adventure of india 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. Heavily influenced both by mundys own unsuccessful career in india and by his interest in theosophy, it describes king s adventures among the muslim tribes of northern india accompanied by the mystical woman adventurer yasmini and the turkish mullah muhammed anim. King of the khyber rifles by talbot mundy free at loyal. 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. King of the khyber rifles talbot mundy audiobook and. King of the khyber rifles read book online for free. Dating from the late nineteenth century the regiment provided the title and setting for a widely read novel, king of the khyber rifles. Start of the project gutenberg ebook, king of the khyber rifles digital transcription by m. Set in india around the time of the outbreak of world war i, the tale outlines the tensions between the restless and defiant natives of india and the british forces, which have been weakened by the demands of fighting against the germans.
King of the khyber rifles a romance of adventure by talbot mundy. The story of captain athelstan king of the british india secret service and his attempt to prevent a germanbacked jihad break out against the british administration in the northwest frontier. Obviously late but it was still to be prodigious none the less. This movie has been premiered in australian hd theatres in 1953 movies 1953. King of the khyber rifles can definitely be called mandis most famous work.
King of the khyber rifles talbot mundy short excerpt. Download talbot mundys king of the khyber rifles for your kindle, tablet, ipad, pc or mobile. During the period of british rule, the khyber rifles. This book is available for free download in a number of formats including epub, pdf, azw, mobi and more. Kingof the khyber rifles by talbot mundy overdrive. A famous novel in india and in other regions outside of it, he was very successful and two films were filmed on the story of his. King of the khyber rifles wikisource, the free online. Alan king tyrone power is a british army captain serving in india. Read king of the khyber rifles by talbot mundy available from rakuten kobo. Talbot mundy was born william lancaster gribbon on april. Publication date 1953 topics graphic novel, comics.
To stop a holy war singlehanded would be rather like stopping the windpossibly easy enough, if one knew the way. A romance of adventure by talbot mundy free ebook project gutenberg. Editions of king of the khyber rifles by talbot mundy. Watch king of the khyber rifles starring tyrone power in this actionadventure on directv. By age 29, he had begun using the name talbot mundy, and a year later arrived in the united states, starting his writing career in 1911. King of the khyber rifles is a novel by british writer talbot mundy. At age 29 he had decided on talbot mundy as a name and three years later in 1911 he began his writing career. King of the khyber rifles project gutenberg e books. You can watch king of the khyber rifles online on videoondemand services netflix, paytv or movie theatres with original audio in english. A famous novel in india and in other regions outside of it, he was very successful and two films were filmed on the story of his pages, although they did not have so much fantasy and mysticism as the book. Watch king of the khyber rifles online stream full movie.
King of the khyber rifles is a 1953 adventure film directed by henry king and starring tyrone power and terry moore. He is attached to the khyber rifles regiment as a cover, but his real job is to prevent a holy war. You can almost smell the teeming masses of india crowding against you in. The khyber rifles is a paramilitary force forming part of the modern pakistan armys frontier corps.
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. King of the khyber rifleschapter ii wikisource, the. 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. 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. The khyber rifles is a paramilitary force forming part of the modern pakistani paramilitarys frontier corps. King was at lahore but miles dont matter when the dogs of war are loosed. Free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by project gutenberg. If youre craving a classic adventure novel from times gone by, king of the khyber rifles will definitely do the trick. Born in london, at age 16 he ran away from home and began an odyssey in india, africa, and other parts of the near and far east. The film shares its title but little else with the novel king of the khyber rifles 1916 by talbot mundy.
It is also a remake of the 1929 movie, the black watch. The author, talbot mundy 18791940, was born in england. Come visit sometime to read the latest chapter of king of the khyber rifles. Classics illustrated 107 king of the khyber rifles by talbot mundy. Classics illustrated 107 king of the khyber rifles. King of the khyber rifles may well be mundys most famous work. King of the khyber rifles 1953 is an american adventure film based on the novel of the same name. You can also read the full text online using our ereader.
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