Talbot Mundy

King-of the Khyber Rifles (eBook, ePUB)

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Produktbeschreibung

"King of the Khyber Rifles" is a classic adventure novel by Talbot Mundy, set in British colonial India. The story follows the adventures of Captain Athelstan King, a British intelligence officer who is tasked with uncovering a plot to overthrow British rule in the Khyber Pass region of present-day Pakistan. King's investigation leads him into the heart of a complex web of political intrigue, where he must navigate dangerous alliances and confront powerful enemies. Along the way, he falls in love with Yasmini, a beautiful and enigmatic woman who may hold the key to unraveling the conspiracy. "King of the Khyber Rifles" is a thrilling and action-packed tale of adventure, romance, and espionage, filled with vivid descriptions of the exotic locales and cultures of colonial India. Mundy's deep knowledge of the region and his sympathetic portrayal of its people make this novel a classic of adventure literature.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: True Sign Publishing House
• Erscheinungstermin: 20. April 2023
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9789355847966
• Artikelnr.: 68108595

Autorenporträt

An English author of adventure fiction, Talbot Mundy (born William Lancaster Gribbon, 23 April 1879 - 5 August 1940) was born in London. Walter Galt was the pen name he used while he wrote. His books King of the Khyber Rifles and The Winds of the World are his best-known works. Without any qualifications, Mundy dropped out of Rugby School and relocated to Germany with his beloved fox terrier in search of a job as a van-truck driver. Throughout his life, Mundy was married five times. He was a loving and forgiving stepfather to Dick Ames, the son of his fourth wife, despite the fact that he had lost his own biological child through stillbirth. He never created a written outline for his stories before he actually wrote them. Mundy normally got up around three or four in the morning and worked seven hours a day, six days a week. He enjoyed beginning each chapter of his novels with a proverb or verse. Throughout his life, he smoked a lot of cigarettes-up to fifty a day at one point-but in 1936, due to sickness, he gave up the habit. At age 61, Mundy passed away at home on August 5, 1940, while sleeping. His death was attributed by the certifying physician to diabetes-related myocardial insufficiency. At Florida's Baynard Crematorium in St. Petersburg on August 6, his body was cremated.