The Man Who Who Would Be King Audiobook (free download)

Born in Bombay on December 30, 1865, both he and his sister were sent back to England when he was five, as was the custom of the British ruling elite in India. The ill-treatment and cruelty by the couple they boarded with in Portsmouth had one useful effect that Kipling himself suggested; it gave him an early impetus for a literary life.

This week, the audio book version of Rudyard Kipling's The Man Who Who Would Be King has made it into the top 50 bestsellers in the Biography category. You can legally download or stream this audio book and listen for free at , Deezer, and in high quality at Audible.