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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. 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. Heavily influenced both by mundy s own unsuccessful career in india and by his interest in theosophy, it describes his adventures among the tribes of the north with the. King of the khyber rifles talbot mundyfree downloadpdf epub. King of the khyber rifles by talbot mundy free at loyal books. Talbot mundy born william lancaster gribbon, 23 april 1879 5 august 1940 was an englishborn american writer of adventure fiction. Download and read online for free ebooks written by mundy talbot. He is attached to the khyber rifles regiment as a cover, but his real job is to prevent a holy war. Jimgrim and allahs peace talbot mundy 47 downloads. Heavily influenced both by mundys own unsuccessful career in. With tyrone power, terry moore, michael rennie, john justin.
Publication date 1953 topics graphic novel, comics collection. Chapter i suckled were we in a school unkind on suddenly snatched deduction and ever ahead of you. Feb 01, 2008 talbot mundy one of the greatest adventure fiction writers of the 20th century reached the epitome of his talent with king of the khyber ribles, the thrilling tale of athelstan king, a secret agent for the british raj at the beginning of the first world war. Apr 04, 2014 a classic boys own adventure directed by henry king. 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 takes place at the beginning of world war i. For more free audio books or to become a volunteer reader, visit. This book is available for free download in a number of formats including epub, pdf, azw, mobi and more.
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