![]() ![]() Read more detective story, this is the intriguing story of Peter Hopkirk's quest for Kim and a host of other shadowy figures. For much of this Great Game classic was inspired by actual people and places, thus blurring the line between the real and the imaginary. To attempt this with a fictional hero would normally be pointless. Reginald Teague-Jones, Peter Hopkirk (Introduction) 3. The Spy Who Disappeared: Diary of a Secret Mission to Russian Central Asia in 1918. Fascinated since childhood by this strange tale of an orphan boy's recruitment into the Indian secret service, Peter Hopkirk here retraces Kim's footsteps across Kipling's India to see how much of it remains. 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars. This book is for all those who love Kim, that masterpiece of Indian life in which Kipling immortalized the Great Game. 'A fascinating, brilliantly written book' Times Literary Supplement Num Pages: 288 pages, 8pp black and white. Description for Quest for Kim: In Search of Kipling's Great Game Paperback. ![]()
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