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. 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. Read king of the khyber rifles by talbot mundy available from rakuten kobo. 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. Watch king of the khyber rifles online stream full movie. This book is available for free download in a number of formats including epub, pdf, azw, mobi and more. Dating from the late nineteenth century the regiment provided the title and setting for a widely read novel, king of the khyber rifles. Publication date 1953 topics graphic novel, comics. Classics illustrated 107 king of the khyber rifles by talbot mundy.
Heavily influenced both by mundys own unsuccessful career in india and by his interest in theosophy, it describes king. During the period of british rule, the khyber rifles. This movie has been premiered in australian hd theatres in 1953 movies 1953. Talbot mundy 1879 1940 athelstan king is a british secret agent stationed in india at the beginning of wwi. Start of the project gutenberg ebook, king of the khyber rifles digital transcription by m. Athelstan king is a secret agent for the british raj at the beginning of world war i. 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. Download talbot mundys king of the khyber rifles for your kindle, tablet, ipad, pc or mobile.
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. Obviously late but it was still to be prodigious none the less. King of the khyber rifles tyrone power michael rennie. You can watch king of the khyber rifles online on videoondemand services netflix, paytv or movie theatres with original audio in english. King decides to infiltrate khans ranks and kill his former friend. 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. King of the khyber rifles read book online for free. Alan king tyrone power is a british army captain serving in india. A romance of adventure by talbot mundy free ebook project gutenberg. King of the khyber rifles by talbot mundy goodreads.
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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. This novel was also the basis for john fords the black watch 1929. Watch king of the khyber rifles starring tyrone power in this actionadventure on directv. King of the khyber rifles a romance of adventure by talbot mundy. King of the khyber rifles talbot mundy short excerpt. Additional formats may also be available from the main gutenberg site. Free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by project gutenberg. He is attached to the khyber rifles regiment as a cover, but his real job is to prevent a holy war. King of the khyber rifles is a novel by british writer talbot mundy. Athelstan king is a british secret agent stationed in india at the beginning of wwi.
Editions of king of the khyber rifles by talbot mundy. The khyber rifles is a paramilitary force forming part of the modern pakistani paramilitarys frontier corps. At age 29 he had decided on talbot mundy as a name and three years later in 1911 he began his writing career. To stop a holy war singlehanded would be rather like stopping the windpossibly easy enough, if one knew the way. King of the khyber rifles is a 1953 adventure film directed by henry king and starring tyrone power and terry moore. 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. Talbot mundy was born william lancaster gribbon on april. King was at lahore but miles dont matter when the dogs of war are loosed.
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. 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. 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 by talbot mundy free ebook.
King of the khyber rifleschapter ii wikisource, the. It is also a remake of the 1929 movie, the black watch. 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. 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.
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