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*[http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/42417 ''The Air Patrol: A Story of the North-West Frontier''] by Herbert Strang 1913. Gutenberg.org. An adventure story for younger readers.
*[http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/40751 ''The Old Man of the Mountain''] by Herbert Strang 1916 Gutenberg.org. Partially set in Assam, in the region around [[Dibrugarh]], and an unexplored region of northern India or perhaps part of China. An adventure story for younger readers.
*[http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/14076 ''The Elephant God''] by Gordon Casserly 1921 Gutenberg.org.
:[https://archive.org/details/junglegirl00cass_0/page/n5 ''The Jungle Girl''] by Gordon Casserly 1922 Archive.org
:Both these books were set in the North East of India, where the author, an officer in the Indian Army had been stationed. Also see his book [https://archive.org/details/lifeinindianoutp00cassiala/page/n9 ''Life in an Indian Outpost''] [Buxa Duar, North East India] by Major Gordon Casserly, Indian Army, first published c 1910. Archive.org.
*[http://www.britishcomics.20m.com/wolf.htm "The Wolf of Kabul"] ''Rover and Wizard'' January 25th 1964. A transcription. britishcomics.20m.com. This appears to be a reprint, first published in the 1930s in ''Wizard'',<ref>[https://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/news/boy-s-own-adventures-1-2615112 "Boy's Own adventures"] 27 April 2006 yorkshirepost.co.uk.</ref> a weekly magazine for boys published by DC Thomson of Dundee . Story involving Bill Samson (“His real job is surveying the frontier and making maps of the mountains and passes”) and his offsider Private Chung whose weapon was the Clicky-Ba. [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wolf_of_Kabul Wolf of Kabul] Wikipedia.
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