Classics Illustrated 143 Kim

Kim was English. He was the son of Kimball O'Hara, a colour-sergeant with an Irish regiment stationed in India. But both of Kim's parents died, leaving him to grow up himself in the wonderful walled city of Lahore. Burned dark by the sun, speaking the native language, he lived on terms of perfect equality with beggars and holy men, policemen and water carriers. His nickname was "Little Friend of All the World". At thirteen, he led a life of perfect freedom and did nothing with immense success.