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The Phantom Coach
‘As a matter of fact,’ he went on to say, ‘I believe in vampires myself.’ ‘You do?’ I felt the hair on the back of my neck commence to irritate. It is one thing to write about a horror, but quite another to begin to see it assume definite shape. ‘Yes,’ said Father R—. ‘I am forced to believe in vampires for the very good but terrible reason that I have met one!’ Tales of vampires, ghouls, werewolves and spirits rub shoulders with shikar stories and thrillers from all over the world in this eclectic collection. Selected by Ruskin Bond, these are stories by Bram Stoker, Sydney Horler, Alice Perrin, Rudyard Kipling, Arthur Conan Doyle, Saki and Amelia Edwards and many others. Read about a precarious journey in a haunted coach; a seemingly supernatural man-eater; Sherlock Holmes investigating a locked room mystery; and an Englishman who spends a night of horror in a long-deserted village before traveling on to Transylvania as the guest of Count Dracula.
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In Grandfathers Garden
Months later, the book appeared, printed privately of course. And there was my photograph, and a photograph of the dead leopard after it had been hunted down. But the local printer had got the captions mixed up. The dead animal’s picture earned the line: ‘Well-known author Ruskin Bond.’ My picture carried the legend: ‘Dreaded man-eater, shot after it had killed its 26th victim.’ Playful snakes, monkeys, crocodiles and old favourites like the Grandfather, Aunt Mabel, Uncle Ken, Ms Bun, Ranji, Foster and Ruskin Bond himself, come together in this delightful and irresistible collection. From a belt that gets hooked on to another person’s luggage, and snakes admiring themselves before a dressing table, to a priest reading out the service for burial at sea during a funeral inside a church—Bond is at his effortless best in this anthology. Peppered with his signature wry humour and generous dose of wit, In Grandfather’s Garden will make you see the funny side of things in life, bringing laughter to even those who seldom smile.
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The House Of Strange Stories
‘The morgue had no electricity, just a kerosene lamp. I had not been sitting there for long when the lamp went out and something moved very softly and quietly past me. Something cold and icy touched one of my hands and felt its way up towards my neck and throat. It was behind me, then it was before me. Then it was over me. I was in the arms of the corpse!’ With the House of Strange Stories, celebrated writer Ruskin Bond brings forth a collection of some of the most blood-curdling tales ever written. Featuring Stacy Marie Belloc Lowndes’ ‘The Lodger’, Arthur Conan Doyle’s ‘The Red-Headed League’, Wilkie Collins’ ‘The Duel’, Bram Stoker’s ‘The Sqaw’, Edgar Allan Poe’s ‘The Cask of Amontillado’ and several of Bond’s own, these tales of macabre, suspense, vampires and haunted houses will leave even horror fans terrified.
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Devdaranchya Chayetla Mrutyu (देवदारांच्या छायेतला
रस्किन बाँड यांच्या नवीन कथांच्या या विलक्षण संग्रहात गतकाळातल्या मसुरीत घडलेल्या रोमांचक गोष्टी आहेत. त्यात ‘खून झालेला पाद्री’, ‘विवाहबाह्य संबंध ठेवणारं जोडपं’, ‘जन्मतः दुष्ट असलेला मुलगा’, ‘बॉक्स बेडमधलं प्रेत’, ‘टपालातून आलेल्या विषाचं गूढ’, ‘कोन्यॅकमधून केलेला विषप्रयोग’, ‘रहस्यमय काळा कुत्रा’ आणि ‘दर्यागंजचा खुनी लेखक’ अशा चटकदार कथा ते सादर करतात|
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Atmarangin Ruskin Bond (आत्मरंगी रस्किन बॉन्ड)
रस्किन बाँड... गेली साठ वर्षं सर्व वयोगटांतल्या, शहरांतल्या, लहान गावांतल्या वाचकांना ते रिझवत आहेत, त्यांच्यासाठी ते जणू जवळचे सोबतीच बनले आहेत. त्यांच्या कथांनी, पुस्तकांनी आपलं मनोरंजन झालं, कधी आपल्याला भुरळ घातली, तर कधी घाबरवलंही. त्यांच्या लिखाणानं वाचकांची सौंदर्यदृष्टी विकसित झाली आणि रोजच्या आयुष्यातलं, निसर्गातलं सौंदर्य टिपण्याची वाचकांची अभिरुची खुलली. निराश वाचकांच्या चेहर्यांवर त्यांनी हास्य फुलवलं आणि संकटांच्या अंधारात त्यांनी वाचकांना सावरलं. आत्मरंगी (मूळ पुस्तक - लोन फॉक्स डान्सिंग) हे रस्किन बाँड यांचं प्रांजळ आत्मकथन! या कथनात त्यांच्या कथांची, लेखनाची बीजं गवसतात.
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Till the Clouds Roll By
A couple of years after his father's death, ten-year-old Ruskin travels to Dehradun to spend his holidays with his new family. As he reacquaints himself with his mother, now remarried and with a busy social life, his stepfather and new siblings, a pensive Ruskin longs for his father's company, his stamp collection and the old gramophone. Trying to escape this unfamiliar place, he immerses himself in books and explores the forest glades, canals and bazaars of the little town, forming some unlikely friendships on the way. After the much-loved Looking for the Rainbow, the master storyteller lends another backward glance at his boyhood years-a vacation that took place over seventy winters ago-remembering his days with rare humour, remarkable charm and twinges of heartache.
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The Chakrata Cat
As the light came on, I saw the cat standing at the foot of the bed, tail erect and hair on end. It was very angry. And then…its appearance changed and its head was that of a human—a woman, black-browed with flaring nostrils and large crooked ears, her lips full and drenched with blood—my 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 their lonely struggle for survival against humans.Captivating and addictive, The Chakrata Cat will keep you enthralled till the end.
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JOURNEY DOWN THE YEARS
s a novelist and storyteller, I have always drawn upon my memories of places that I have known and lived in over the years. More than most writers, perhaps, I find myself drawing inspiration from the past—my childhood, adolescence, youth, early manhood... The stories and the poems float in through my window, float in from the magic mountains, and the words appear on the page
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Looking for the Rainbow
Ruskin Bond's first novel, The Room on the Roof, written when he was seventeen, received the John Llewellyn Rhys Memorial Prize in 1957. Since then he has written a number of novellas, essays, poems and children's books, many of which have been published by Penguin. He has also written over 500 short stories and articles that have appeared in magazines and anthologies. He received the Sahitya Akademi Award in 1993, the Padma Shri in 1999 and the Padma Bhushan in 2014. Ruskin Bond was born in Kasauli, Himachal Pradesh and grew up in Jamnagar, Dehradun, New Delhi and Shimla. As a young man, he spent four years in the Channel Islands and London. He returned to India in 1955. He now lives in Landour, Mussoorie, with his adopted family.
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Confessions of a Book Lover
Ruskin Bond's first novel, The Room on the Roof, written when he was seventeen, received the John Llewellyn Rhys Memorial Prize in 1957. Since then he has written a number of novellas, essays, poems and children's books, many of which have been published by Penguin. He has also written over 500 short stories and articles that have appeared in magazines and anthologies. He received the Sahitya Akademi Award in 1993, the Padma Shri in 1999 and the Padma Bhushan in 2014. Ruskin Bond was born in Kasauli, Himachal Pradesh and grew up in Jamnagar, Dehradun, New Delhi and Shimla. As a young man, he spent four years in the Channel Islands and London. He returned to India in 1955. He now lives in Landour, Mussoorie, with his adopted family
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The Tree Lover
Everything that you are always loved about Ruskin Bond is back. His mesmerizing descriptions of nature and his wonderful way with words his is Ruskin Bond at his finest. Read on as Rusty tells the story of his grandfather's relationship with the trees around him, who convinced that they love him back with as much tenderness as he loves them.
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The Day Grandfather Tickled a Tiger
A heart-warming story of love and friendship Grandfather had brought home Timothy, the little tiger cub, from the forests of the Shiwaliks. Timothy grew up to be a friendly tiger, with a monkey and a mongrel for company. But some strange circumstances lead Grandfather to take Timothy away to a zoo. will they ever meet again?,
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A Little Book of Love and Companionship
What is the first rule of love, and what the last? � How can love or friendship be good if it must end? � Is a book as good a companion as a person? � Is it sensible to love at all? India�s most beloved writer collects his own observations and those by some of his favourite authors and artists in this brilliant anthology on love, fellowship and togetherness. This is a book to gift yourself and every companion who has ever walked with you.
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A Little Book of Serenity
Why you must pause, look up and out of the window. � Why a geranium flowering on the windowsill and wind soughing in the pines is serenity � How rain drumming on the roof can still the mind as effectively as a night of meditation � How to recognize serenity once you have achieved it This gorgeous pocketbook collects some of Ruskin Bond�s wisest observations�as well as those of the thinkers he most admires�on a life of calm and how to live it. A Little Book of Serenity is perfect to dip into in moments of disquiet and of peace�and to share.