More men are killed by overwork than the importance of the world justifies.

Rudyard Kipling

The Phantom Rickshaw

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Topic

Work-life balance Work

Author

Rudyard Kipling

Medium

Short story

Language

English

Time

1888 1880s 19th century

Occupation

Writer

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Asia Europe

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Citation

Kipling, Rudyard. The Phantom 'Rickshaw. A. H. Wheeler & Co., 1888.

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