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I first encountered this story through the 1975 film with Michael Caine and Sean Connery and enjoyed reading it on the ever wonderful @SerialReader .

I find reading Kipling to be a bit troubling, (what, with all that “white man‘s burden” crap 💩) but the story itself can be read from a 21st century lens as well.

Short, and brutal, this story is well written and thought provoking.

(Image from the 1975 film found on Google.)

There's a good chance I'll be stuck in this horrible traffic for 3 hrs or more.. 😭 Thank goodness I have an audio book that keeps me company.

This story was written for Victorian men, so there were a lot of inside jokes and references to freemasonry that were over my head. It was enjoyable and short, but very dated. I honestly preferred the movie.

Two hapless British adventurers set out for a remote corner of Afghanistan to set themselves up as kings. Years later, things have surprisingly not gone to plan. A witty dissection of imperialism filled with adventure and humor. Trending today in Serial Reader!

I read this book using the Serial Reader App. I really enjoyed it! It was an amusing, humorous read. A #critique of imperialism. Written by Kipling when he was just 22! An interesting, short read. 🤘 #SerialReader

Love Kipling's writing. Enjoyed Kim more, but this was a decent short story.

Started reading this using Serial Reader app, thanks to several people mentioning it here on Litsy. Love the idea of devoting 10-15 minutes' reading time to a bit of a classic title each day, even on days I'm too busy to read much.