The Phantom 'Rickshaw and Other Tales, It is also known as The Phantom 'Rickshaw & other Eerie Tales.It is a collection of short stories first published in 1888,by Joseph Rudyard Kipling (30 December 1865 - 18 January 1936) who was an English journalist, short-story writer, poet, and novelist. the following short stories are included in the book: The phantom 'rickshaw which is the author’s own true ghost story ;The strange ride of Morrowbie Jukes who would be king - The finest story in the world.