Download or read book Classic Ruskin Bond written by Ruskin Bond and published by Penguin Books India. This book was released on 2010 with total page 487 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A collection of Ruskin Bond's six novels evoking nostalgia for time gone by.
Download or read book BOOK OF HUMOUR written by Ruskin Bond and published by Penguin UK. This book was released on 2008-02-01 with total page 234 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A delectable offering from a writer who not only knows how to make us laugh but also knows how to laugh at himself Playful tigers; ‘ghosts’; elephants; crows and old favourites like Uncle Ken; Miss Bun; the author’s slightly eccentric grandfather and Bond himself weave in and out of the pages of this wildly eclectic; thoroughly delightful and absolutely irresistible anthology featuring previously unpublished pieces like ‘Respect Your Breakfast’ and ‘Uncle Ken Goes to Sea’ as well as beloved classics from Bond’s books. Marked by the signature charm and subtle wit of one of India’s best-loved writers; Ruskin Bond’s Book of Humour; will make even the hardened among us crack a smile.
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Download or read book THE ROOM ON THE ROOF written by Ruskin Bond and published by Penguin UK. This book was released on 2016-01-20 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A CLASSIC COMING-OF-AGE STORY WHICH HAS HELD GENERATIONS OF READERS SPELLBOUND Rusty, a sixteen-year-old Anglo-Indian boy, is orphaned, and has to live with his English guardian in the claustrophobic European part in Dehra Dun. Unhappy with the strict ways of his guardian, Rusty runs away from home to live with his Indian friends. Plunging for the first time into the dream-bright world of the bazaar, Hindu festivals and other aspects of Indian life, Rusty is enchanted . . . and is lost forever to the prim proprieties of the European community. This special edition marks the 60th anniversary of this award-winning book, written when the author was just seventeen. Poignant, heart-warming and an absolute classic, this book is forever a joy to read.
Download or read book A Flight of Pigeons written by Ruskin Bond and published by . This book was released on 2002 with total page 135 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Set in Shahjahanpur during the revolt of 1857. A flight of pigeons is riskin Bond's classic novella about the twists of fate, history and the human heart. When Ruth Labadoor's father is killed in a attack by sepoys, her family seeks refuge with their trusted companion, Lala Ranjimal, from where they hope to escape to bareilly. Based on true events, the book is a haunting story, rich in detail and drama. Filmed as Junoon.
Download or read book Classic Ruskin Bond written by Ruskin Bond and published by Prhi. This book was released on 2010-09-13 with total page 498 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A collection of Ruskin Bond's six novels evoking nostalgia for time gone by This collection of six novels sparkles with the quiet charm and humanity that are the hallmarks of Ruskin Bond's writing. Evoking nostalgia for a time gone by, these poignant chronicles of life in India's hills and small towns describe the hopes and passions that capture young minds and hearts, highlighting the uneasy reconciliation of dreams and destiny. The six novels included in the collection are: The Room on the Roof, Vagrants in the Valley, Delhi Is Not Far, A Flight of Pigeons, The Sensualist, A Handful of Nuts.
Download or read book Rusty the Boy from the Hills written by Ruskin Bond and published by Penguin UK. This book was released on 2014-10-10 with total page 185 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Rusty is a quiet, imaginative and sensitive boy who lives with his grandparents in pre-Independence Dehra Dun. Though he is not the adventurous himself, the strangest and most extraordinary things keep happening around him. The house in Dehra is full of strange creatures. Rusty has to deal with everything from his grandfather’s pet python to the ever-inventive Uncle Ken. Visiting his father in wartime Java, Rusty narrowly escapes enemy bombardment, and survives a plane crash in the Arabian Sea. Back in India, he spends his time encountering a ghost in the garden and recreating his grandmother’s youthful days from an old photograph. Then, something totally unexpected happens and Rusty is forced to leave Dehra, his future uncertain ... This volume of Rusty stories, the first in a series, traces Rusty’s development from early childhood to his early teens and is a riveting read for younger and older children alike.
Download or read book The Tree Lover written by Ruskin Bond and published by Random House India. This book was released on 2017-01-27 with total page 39 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Everything that you’ve always loved about Ruskin Bond is back His mesmerizing descriptions of nature and his wonderful way with words—this is Ruskin Bond at his finest. Read on as Rusty tells the story of his grandfather’s relationship with the trees around him, who’s convinced that they love him back with as much tenderness as he loves them.
Download or read book The Puffin Book Of School Stories written by Ruskin Bond and published by Penguin UK. This book was released on 2007-12-24 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A collection of all-time favourite school stories Meet the world’s naughtiest boys and girls, the best and the worst students and some really famous children in this book as they make their way through school. Read about David Copperfield and his friendship with Steerforth, Tom Brown trying to find his feet in Rugby school, and Jane Eyre fighting poverty and disease in a school for orphans. Not to forget those other irrepressible and immortal boys, Richmal Crompton’s William Brown, Mark Twain’s Tom Sawyer, RK Nararyan’s Swami and Ruskin Bond’s Rusty. Also included are stories from such classics as Anne of Avonlea, Little Men, Stalky and Co., and To Sir, With Love. By turns hilarious and heartwarming, these classic tales are about growing up and the time spent in that one place which is so beloved to some and so hated by others—school.
Download or read book The Very Best of Ruskin Bond written by Ruskin Bond and published by . This book was released on 2014 with total page 398 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: One of India's finest and most prolific writers, Ruskin Bond has been putting pen to paper for well over six decades. Since The Room on the Roof-his award-winning debut novel which introduced readers to the unforgettable Rusty, the orphan from Dehradun-Bond has created characters both charming and eccentric, which have endured in popular imagination. And, in what is perhaps his most towering achievement, Bond has brought to pulsing life the mountains, valleys and rivers of Garhwal, as well as the quiet magic of small, tucked-away places, in book after book. The Writer on the Hill is a comprehensive selection of Bond's fiction and non-fiction, both popular and little-known. In 'Masterji', a young man meets his old Hindi teacher on a train platform, in handcuffs. In the excerpt from The Room on the Roof, Rusty stands up to his bullying guardian. 'Man and Leopard' describes, in mesmerizing prose, a heart-breaking encounter between man and the wild. And, in 'Once upon a Mountain Time', Bond creates a charming portrait of his little patch of earth in Mussoorie. A tribute to one of the most popular and loved writers of India, The Writer on the Hill is also a celebration of the quiet, unhurried life, lived at one's own pace. This volume will delight Bond's fans everywhere.
Download or read book The Penguin Book of Indian Ghost Stories written by Ruskin Bond and published by Penguin Books India. This book was released on 1993 with total page 204 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From Conan Doyle and Rudyard Kipling to Satyajit Ray and R. K. Narayan, this text is a collection of spine-chilling tales of the supernatural from India.
Download or read book Classic Ruskin Bond Vol 2 written by Ruskin Bond and published by Penguin Enterprise. This book was released on 2012 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As Bond writes about the experiences of his formative years that came to shape his art, of lifes little joys and fleeting regrets, of the eccentricities of friends and family, of the birds and flowers that each season brings, he transports us to a more elegant world where time moves at a gentler pace. Rain in the Mountains Scenes from a Writers Life The Lamp Is Lit Landour Days Notes from a Small Room.
Download or read book A Book of Simple Living written by Ruskin Bond and published by . This book was released on 2015-03-01 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Collected Short Stories written by Ruskin Bond and published by Penguin UK. This book was released on 2016-04-18 with total page 742 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ruskin Bond wrote his first short story, ‘Untouchable’, at the age of sixteen, and has written memorable fiction ever since. He is famous not only for his love of the hills, but for imbuing the countryside with life and vibrancy through moving descriptions. The simple people who inhabit his stories evoke sympathy and laughter in equal measure. This wonderful collection of seventy stories, including classics like ‘A Face in Dark’, ‘The Kitemaker’, ‘The Tunnel’, ‘The Room of Many Colours’, ‘Dust on the Mountain’ and ‘Times Stops at Shamli’, is a must-have for any bookshelf.
Download or read book The Hidden Pool written by Ruskin Bond and published by Penguin UK. This book was released on 2015-06-01 with total page 66 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ruskin Bond's first novel for children in a whole new look! Laurie, an English boy in a small hill town in India, strikes up an unlikely friendship with Anil, the son of a local cloth merchant, and Kamal, an orphan who sells buttons and shoelaces but dreams of going to college. One day the three discover a secret pool on the mountainside, and it is there that they plan their greatest escapade yet—a trek to the Pindari Glacier, where no one from their town has gone before. This newly illustrated edition of Bond’s magical tale of camaraderie and adventure is sure to win over yet another generation of readers.
Download or read book The Rupa Book of Ruskin Bond s Himalayan Tales written by Ruskin Bond and published by books catalog. This book was released on 2003 with total page 135 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is Ruskin Bond's own collection of short stories, essays and poems. The theme for the collection is of course the hills. Whether it is nature, people, places or even animals, Ruskin Bond is keenly observant of all forms of life and activity in the hi
Download or read book Immortal Stories written by Ruskin Bond and published by . This book was released on 2013-10-05 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Immortal Stories, published by Ratna Sagar, is a collection of classic stories selected by famous children's writer Ruskin Bond. The collection seeks to introduce children to timeless works of literature and encourage them to explore the treasures of literature further. In this collection, Ruskin Bond has put together some much loved classic stories, with a smattering of a few modern ones. Works of Wilde, Chekhov, Tolstoy, Tagore, Premchand, R K Narayan, as well as Bond himself feature in this edition of 15 'immortal stories' from all over the world. Some highlights of the book are:
