The Phantom 'Rickshaw, and Other Ghost Stories
- Approximate level
- B1
- Length
- 47,212 words
- Reading time
- 3 h 56 min
- Chapters
- 5
- Language
- English
- On Project Gutenberg since
- 2001
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This collection of short stories by Rudyard Kipling explores the lives of British officials in colonial India. The writing reflects the late nineteenth century, featuring formal vocabulary and complex sentence structures that may challenge intermediate learners. You will encounter themes of social duty, isolation, and the supernatural. The prose is descriptive and occasionally dense, requiring careful attention to detail. Reading these tales provides insight into the specific historical context and linguistic style of the era while testing your reading comprehension skills.
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Subjects
- Ghost stories, English
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