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On the eve of the Indian Uprising, what do men owe their comrades—and the cause they serve?
In Rung Ho!, Talbot Mundy draws you into British India, where soldiers, frontier politics and secret intrigue put loyalty under pressure. Courage and survival are at stake in a world of rival loyalties. The pull comes not just from danger, but from the question of whom a man can trust.
This adventure turns on duty, nerve and the pride of serving a cause. Mundy's characters meet danger with humour, stubbornness and skill, while his affection for India gives its religions, soldiers and tangled politics a place in the tale. Expect a fast, colourful story with an old-fashioned view of empire.
What you’ll discover
- Loyalty under strain Follow the tension between what men owe one another and what their cause demands.
- Courage with rough edges Meet characters whose humour, stubbornness and skill help them face danger and fight to survive.
- A tangled political world Enter British India's frontier politics, where rival loyalties give the adventure its tension.
- India through admiring eyes Explore a setting Mundy approaches with affection, curiosity and an interest in its religions.
- Adventure driven by duty Feel the heat, danger and pride that give this tale of service its energy.
Who will love it
For readers who love old-fashioned adventure, tales of soldiers and secret intrigue, and the early work of a writer who shaped pulp fiction.
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- A tale from the age of adventure
- Loyalty is tested between men
- India seen through an admirer's eyes
- Courage and survival under pressure
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¡Rung Ho!
by Talbot Mundy · 1914
In British India, soldiers face danger and rival loyalties, with courage and a man's word at stake.
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Rung Ho! is an adventure novel by Talbot Mundy, first published in 1914. It was among his earliest books, written after years of wandering through India, Africa and beyond.
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A tale from the age of adventure
Rung Ho! comes from a period when adventure fiction was among the most widely read kinds of writing. Magazines and cheap books carried stories of far places, brave men and dangerous missions. Readers in Britain and America wanted to travel without leaving their chairs, and writers such as Rudyard Kipling had shown how much appetite there was for India as a setting.
Talbot Mundy wrote in that tradition, but he had lived the kind of life he described. He had worked and wandered in India and Africa before he turned to writing. That experience gives his scenes a sense of dust, bazaars, long marches and the odd customs of a land he found endlessly interesting.
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What is Rung Ho! about?
It is an adventure novel set in British India, built around soldiers, danger, intrigue and loyalty. Talbot Mundy wrote it to give readers a fast, colourful story of duty and courage in a land he knew well.
When was Rung Ho! written?
Talbot Mundy published it in 1914. It was among his first novels, written after years spent travelling and working in India and Africa, and before the books that later made him better known.
Who is Talbot Mundy?
Talbot Mundy was an English-born author of adventure fiction who died in 1940. He is remembered for King of the Khyber Rifles, Om: The Secret of Ahbor Valley, and the Tros of Samothrace tales.
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Talbot Mundy
1879–1940 · British adventure novelist
Talbot Mundy was born William Lancaster Gribbon in London in 1879. He was a British-born writer who later lived in the United States. He wrote adventure novels and stories for magazines. His novels include Rung Ho! (1914) and King—of the Khyber Rifles (1916). He died in Florida in 1940.
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