Kipling captivated me as a kid, but as I got older and read some of his deeper works like "The Man Who Would Be King" I fell in love with his works as an adult. If anyone hasn't seen it, the movie was almost or more awesome than the book. Michael Cain played the story teller and Sean Connery was the King who lost his head. My younger self (I'm 71 now) wished there was some place left on earth that a man with the nerve, could carve himself out a kingdom ,Conan style, but those times are long past. Whatever you read by Kipling, always look deeper than his words, it helps to have a little knowledge about the history and time frames. One of the top 5 writers of all time.
Younger man here enjoying every second of this literature. Just got finished reading the book had to hear it from a proper British accent. Born and raised in South Georgia USA.
I could welcome even the company of a fellow beggar right now although I'm really more of a hobo. I have never begged. I would rather die. But as things stand, it does appear that if I wish for a crown, then I must go seek for it myself.