King of the Khyber Rifles

King of the Khyber Rifles is a novel by British writer Talbot Mundy. Athelstan King is a secret agent for the British Raj at the beginning of World War I. Heavily influenced both by Mundy's own unsuccessful career in India and by his interest in theosophy, it describes his adventures among the (mostly Muslim) tribes of the north with the mystical woman adventurer Yasmini and the Turkish mullah Muhammed Anim.

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Novel - British - Writer - Talbot Mundy - British Raj - World War I - Theosophy - Muslim - Tribe - Turkish - Mullah

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Somewhat altered, it was made into a very popular film starring Tyrone Power in 1954.

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Tyrone Power - 1954

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