Résumé
Résumé de Rung Ho !
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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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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. The story belongs to the world of British India, with its soldiers, frontier politics and rival loyalties.
Mundy wrote it to pull readers into a place most of them would never see, and to make them feel the heat, the danger and the pride of men who serve a cause. You get a fast, colourful tale of duty and nerve, told by a writer who loved the country he described. Let us look first at the kind of fiction it is.
Dans ce résumé
- 1A tale from the age of adventureFree
- 2Loyalty is tested between men
- 3India seen through an admirer's eyes
- 4Courage and survival under pressure
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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.
When you read the book, expect a quick pace and strong colours. The plot moves by action and by conflict between people, and not by long thought. The title itself is a shout meant to rally men, and the book keeps that spirit of rousing and urgent energy from start to finish.
That’s 1 of 4 key points.
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Questions about Rung Ho !
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.
Is Rung Ho! a true story?
No, it is a work of fiction. It draws on the real setting of British India and on Mundy's own travels, but the plot and its people are invented for adventure.
Is Rung Ho! worth reading today?
It is worth reading if you enjoy early adventure fiction and want to see where Mundy's later work began.