KimWhen his father, a soldier stationed in India, dies suddenly, young Kimball O'Hara is left to fend for himself on the streets of Lahore. A proper English lad, Kim is plunged into an exotic and unfamiliar world of crowded bazaars and noisy markets, gilded temples, sahibs and fakirs, beggars, whirling dervishes, soldiers, and spies. Forced to live hand-to-mouth, Kim must rely on his cunning and wit to survive. But his life takes a curious twist when he meets a holy man, a lama, who is about to embark on a very mysterious quest: a pilgrimage that will take him across the vast continent, across mighty rivers and up the majestic Himalayas. He wants Kim to accompany him. But where will the journey lead? For Kim, all roads lead to adventure! |
Contents
Chapter 1 | 1 |
Chapter 2 | 27 |
Chapter 3 | 43 |
Chapter 4 | 61 |
Chapter 5 | 81 |
Chapter 6 | 101 |
Chapter 7 | 119 |
Chapter 8 | 136 |
Chapter 10 | 175 |
Chapter 11 | 193 |
Chapter 12 | 215 |
Chapter 13 | 240 |
Chapter 14 | 262 |
Chapter 15 | 279 |
Afterword | 303 |
About the Author | 305 |
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