This anthology of Kiplings greatest short stories contains some of the most memorable and popular examples of the genre of which he was an undisputed master. The Man who would be King is a classic tale of adventure as the opportunistic, renegade and vagabond pair of Daniel Dravot and Peachey Carnehan attempt to establish themselves as god and king of the primitive mountain kingdom of Kafiristan. Other stories included are The Phantom Rickshaw, The Finest Story in the World, With the Night Mail, As Easy as ABC, Cold Iron, The House Surgeon, Wee Willie Winkie and The Recrudescence of Imray.