Books by Ruskin Bond

Book SynopsisIn this rib-tickling anthology, Ruskin Bond brings together funny stories, humourous articles and comic verse. These hilarious encountersfrom a lunatic who escapes the asylum to watch a cricket match to a goat that goes berserk in a posh drawing roomwritten by renowned humourists such as Stephen Leacock, Jerome K. Jerome, C.A. Kincaid and, of course, Ruskin Bond himself, are guaranteed to make you smile, chuckle, snort, giggle and laugh out loud!

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Book SynopsisThe Daffodil Case brings together the best of Ruskin Bond''s fiction and non-fiction. From the thoroughly delightful Dinner with Foster'' and Who Kissed Me in the Dark'' to spooky talesike A Fright in the Night'' and Wilson''s Bridge'', and classicsike Death of a Familiar'', Voting at Barlowganj'' and My Father''s Trees in Dehra''this volume is a selection of some of Bond''s best works. One of India''s most prolific writers, Ruskin Bond creates a charming portrait of the quiet, unhurriedife for his readers with this collection.

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Book SynopsisRemember the old road, The steep stony path That took us up from Rajpur, Toiling and sweating And grumbling at the climb, But enjoying it all the same... From Remember the Old Road by Ruskin Bond Sometimes, a journey can be of discovery. And, in this compilation, Ruskin Bond has discovered hair-raising stories of other people''s journeys, taken many many years ago. Bond describes the old track from Rajpur to Mussorie, surrounded by Oak trees and colonial buildings in The Kipling Road''. Braving blizzards and bandits, M. Huc takes a momentous journey toadakh in Journey to the Forbidden City'', while Osa Johnson, the only woman adventurer in the book, gives her awe-inspiring account of cannibals in A Woman Among Cannibals''. Be it travelling for shikar or search for newands or just for survival, this book is packed with action!

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Book SynopsisRuskin Bond's stories feature Indian children's adventures, mischief, and responsibilities, showcasing the essence of childhood with themes of happiness and freedom. The collection, including characters like Bina and Rusty, is part of a curated children's bookshelf aimed at enriching young readers' lives with a mix of bestsellers and new releases.

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Book SynopsisThe Room on the Roof is a timeless coming-of-age novel that will resonate with a whole new generation of readers. Written by renowned author Ruskin Bond when he was just seventeen, it is the story of Rusty, a teenage Anglo-Indian boy who is orphaned and has to live with his English guardian in the stifling European quarter of Dehra Dun. Unhappy with the strict ways of his guardian, Rusty runs away from home to live with his Indian friends into the dream-bright world of the bazaar, Hindu festivals and all manner of Indian life. Rusty is enthralled, and is lost forever to the prim proprieties of the claustrophic European community.

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Book SynopsisWhen Bina shifts to a school in Nauti, which is aong way from Koli, her village, she must daily cross the mountain, the river and walk through the jungle to get there. She is accompanied by Prakash, a boisterous twelve year old and Sonu, her excitable younger brother. Together, they have many adventures, from helping old Mr. Mani save his Potatoes from porcupines to visiting the town of Tehri and from escaping aandslide to encountering aeopard in the jungle. A touching and warm story by Ruskin Bond, this beautifully illustrated book showcasesife in the hills and the wonders of friendship and bravery.An attractive edition of one of Ruskin Bond''s most popular stories.Ideal for young readers with itsarge font and eye-catching illustrationsA beautiful introduction to the works of Ruskin Bond for children.

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Book SynopsisRemember the old road,The steep stony pathThat took us up from Rajpur,Toiling and sweatingAnd grumbling at the climb,But enjoying it all the same..''From Remember the Old Road'' by Ruskin BondSometimes, a journey can be of discovery. And, in this compilation, Ruskin Bond has discovered hair-raising stories of other people''s journeys, taken many many years ago. Bond describes the old track from Rajpur to Mussorie, surrounded by Oak trees and colonial buildings in The Kipling Road''. Braving blizzards and bandits, M. Huc takes a momentous journey toadakh in Journey to the Forbidden City'', while Osa Johnson, the only woman adventurer in the book, gives her awe-inspiring account of cannibals in A Woman Among Cannibals''. Be it travelling for shikar or search for newands or just for survival, this book is packed with action!

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Book SynopsisIn the stillness of the air every tree, everyeaf, every bough, every tendril of creeper and every petal of minute blossoms seemed to have been bewitched into an immobility perfect and final. Nothing moved on the river but the eight paddles that rose flashing regularly, dipped together with a single splashSomewhere deep in the jungles, in a boat anchored on aagoon, a manistens to the doomedove story of his friend and his dyingover. In an apple orchard, a philosopher tries hard to decipher the codes ofove,ittle realizing that he is ruining his own chances. With stories from writersike O. Henry, Joseph Conrad, Guy de Maupassant, Anton Chekov and others, this collection brings alive the many shades ofove, from the heartbreaking to the joyous.

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Book SynopsisSick was she on Thursday,Dead was she on Friday,Glad was Tom on Saturday nightTo bury his wife on Sunday.Loved for the evocative power of his short fiction, Ruskin Bond is well-known for his riveting stories. Told in his distinctive style, this is an eclectic collection of fourteen storiesfrom humour and horror to warm and soul-stirring. Classics such as Aong Walk for Bina'' and Grandfather''s Earthquake'' rub shoulders with tales of Fosterganj whereizards are chased to prepare magic oil, while spooks and haunted mansions give you goosebumps!Few writers can create as compelling stories and conjure up as eccentric characters, as Ruskin Bond can. When the Clock Strikes Thirteen is storytelling at its effortless best.

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Book SynopsisAlthough the India of Kim is no more and the Grand Trunk Road is now a procession of trucks instead of a slow-moving caravan of horses and camels, India is still a country in which people are easilyost and quickly forgotten.''Did you know that Delhi was half its present size in the 1940s and 50s? Can you imagine a Dehradun withush greenery, with hardly any commercial places? Do you remember steam engines or have you ever sat in a train pulled by one?This book takes you back in time as Ruskin Bond relives his memories in timeless classicsike Summertime in Old Delhi'', Bhabiji''s House'','' My Father''s Trees in Dehra'', creating as only he can, vignettes imbued with nostalgia. Add to these the punch of storiesike A Station for Scandal'', the thrill of Picnic at Fox-Burn'' and the surprise twist of The Eyes have It''and you have a story for every mood!This collection of seventeen stories showcases Bond at his story-telling best.

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Book SynopsisAs theight came on, I saw the cat standing at the foot of the bed, tail erect and hair on end. It was very angry. And thenits appearance changed and its head was that of a humana woman, black-browed with flaring nostrils andarge crooked ears, herips full and drenched with bloodmy blood!This is a collection of some of Ruskin Bond''s most pithy short stories ranging from eerie suspense to touching empathy. There''s a bloodthirsty cat in a colonial rest house; an uncle who carries a vial of deadly arsenic with him; a mysterious woman whose seven husbands have disappeared one after another; and the touching tales of animals in the wilderness and theironely struggle for survival against humans.Captivating and addictive, The Chakrata Cat will keep you enthralled till the end.

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Book SynopsisAbout ten yards in front of him, crawling along the floor, was a man''s hand. Eustace stared at it in utter amazement. It was moving quickly in the manner of a geometer caterpillar, the fingers humped up one moment, flattened out the next; the thumb appeared to give a crablike motion all the while. While he wasooking, too surprised to stir, the hand disappeared round the corner.''Terrorurks where youeast expect it!This is a collection of hair-raising horror stories that are bound to make your flesh creep, written by the undisputed masters of the genre. Selected and compiled by Ruskin Bond, these are stories by Rudyard Kipling, W.F. Harvey, Marjorie Bowen and Thomas Burke, among others.From a ghostly animated hand and the walking dead to haunted cemeteries and dressing tablesthese tales will send a chill down your spine. Featuring phantoms, beasts and monsters, The Beast with Five Fingers makes for the perfect read when the moon is up!

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Book SynopsisA corpse smiling at you in the middle of the night is not the most pleasant of experiences. It is calculated to give you goosebumps. And when the smile becomes an evil grimace, it is time to say your prayers. But there was no time for prayer. The smile widened even further, and This is a collection of hair-raising horror and adventure stories written by undisputed masters of the genre. Selected and compiled by Ruskin Bond, these are stories by F.W. Champion, W.F. Harvey, Maurice Hewlett, John Eyton, and many others. From beasts in the form of human hands to explorersost in the wilderness, to rising dead bodies and the kidnapping of aittle girl by a fairy these tales will thrill youike no other. So, dive under the covers and take the Fright or Flight challenge.

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Book SynopsisThe first time I saw a train, I was standing on a wooded slope outside a tunnel, not far from Kalka. Suddenly, with a shrill whistle and great burst of steam, a green and black engine came snorting out of the blackness.. œA dragon! I shouted. œThere''s a dragon coming out of its cave!''The charm of travelling by a train as it speeds its way out of a tunnel or a jungle and passes through nondescript villages and towns is unmatched. There also exists a joyful curiosity in unfolding the mysteriousives and destinations of its passengers.Ruskin Bond has been writing tales about the hinterland for decades, but this is the first time his stories revolving around trains and railway stations of small-town India have been brought together in a single collection. Classics such as The Eyes Have It'' and The Night Train at Deoli'' rub shoulders with tales of big cats taking refuge in railway tunnels and strangers who strike up a friendship while waiting at a platform.So, hop on and allow one of India''s greatest storytellers to steer you through the Great Train Journey.

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Book SynopsisThere is an inexplicable pull that we feel towards stories about horror and mystery. The fear of the unknown, coupled with the thirst to know the truth'', keeps us turning page after page. This is a collection of mysterious horror stories that will make you hold your breath at every turn and gasp with shock at every twist. From a duel gone horribly wrong, and aodger who conducts mysterious experiments in the dead of night; to a fiendish cat who is out for revenge, and a waxwork that eerily seems alivethese tales will make your hair stand on end. Written by the masters of the genre and selected and compiled by Ruskin Bond, here are gems from Wilkie Collins, Arthur Conan Doyle, Bram Stoker and Rudyard Kipling, among others. Dare to read The Duel when you are home alone?

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Book SynopsisShe was there every morning, chasing butterflies, stalking squirrels and mynahs, her voice brimming withaughter, her slight figure flitting about between the trees.'' Childhood memories are cherished by everybody. They are a reminder of a simpler time, a time when we easily appreciated the mundane, when excitement and joy were aplenty and whenittle caused us worry or even fear. Every experience of childhood is unique and special and only as adults do we realize howittle weet come in our way to fully enjoyingife in those days of unbothered pleasure. In And Girls Will Be Girls, Ruskin Bond anthologizes short stories and personal essays that speak to this unbridled delight. Whether it was a cricket match that changed aife, or an umbrella that became a friend, or nostalgia over oldovethis book has something for everybody!

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Book SynopsisRuskin Bond is the most addictive and entertaining writer in modern Indian literature.The author of over a hundred novels and short-story collections, his fiction is especiallycelebrated for the unforgettable misfits, dreamers, small-time con artists, rapscallions,thieves and drifters who populate it.

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Book SynopsisThe story of the Ganges, from her source to the sea, from old times to new, is the story of India''s civilization and culture, of the rise and fall of empires, of great and proud cities, of adventures of man... Jawaharlal Nehru

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Book SynopsisOnce I saw her, leaning over the balcony railing. I stopped the taxi and waved to her. She waved back, smiling like the sun breaking through clouds. Suffused with warmth and passion, the stories in Falling in Love Again showcase the myriad variations of romantic love-fleeting, intimate, joyous, heartbreaking. Featuring classic stories by Ruskin Bond, such as ''The Eyes Have It'' and ''The Girl from Copenhagen'', this stirring collection captures the range of feelings that are indubitably part of the infinite spectrum of love.

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Book SynopsisHer eyes seemed flecked with gold when the sun was on them. And as the sun set over the mountains, drawing a deep red wound across the sky, there was more than gold in Kiran''s eyes. There was anger''Who does not enjoy short stories that are pithy, compelling and gripping? In this collection, Ruskin Bond selects some of the best short stories for his readers. There is O. Henry''s classic story about hunting in the great outdoors; Guy de Maupassant''s Gothic horror classic about a severed hand with a mind of its own; Edgar Allan Poe''s tale about a heart that doesn''t seem to stop beating; and stories by H.G. Wells, Arthur Conan Doyle, Charles Dickens and by Ruskin Bond himself.Always entertaining and completely unputdownable, the stories in Eyes of the Cat will keep readers riveted till the veryast page.

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Book SynopsisA tall, stooping, elderly gentleman sat down beside me. I gave him a quick glance, noting his swarthy features, heavy moustache and horn-rimmed spectacles. There was something familiar and disturbing about his face and I couldn''t resistooking at him again.I noticed that he was smiling at me. The Man Who Was Kipling is a collection of stories which should be on the must-readist of every reader. We are introduced to a man in a museum inondon who claims to be the ghost of Rudyard Kipling. Then there is a schoolboy''s encounter with a mysterious woman, while waiting for their trains to arrive. We have an inspector pitting his wits against a murder mystery and a writer who always takes the same route into the city to catch a glimpse of a balcony belonging to a pastove. And then there is the timeless classic Sita and the River'' that will tug at your heartstrings. Through this collection, Ruskin Bond has us enthralled, yet again, with his effortless storytelling of these tales and more.

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Book SynopsisRuskin tells us how to enjoy the advancing years some of us are blessed with, and how to make the most of the amazing gift called life.

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Book SynopsisOur memories are like the multi-coloured flowers in a gardenâsome happy, some sad; each special on its own, but all coming together to paint a beautiful picture of a life well lived.

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Book SynopsisâI have discovered their secret. Now I know why they look so cool, so refreshed, while we who walk the streets of Old Delhi do so with parched mouths and drooping limbs. The pigeons are the only ones who still know about the Red Well.â

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