A Mussoorie Mystery by Ruskin Bond
"Remember 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!
Bond, Ruskin: - 'Ruskin Bond' has written novels, memoirs, short story collections and books of essays and poetry. His recent books include 'Lone Fox Dancing: My Autobiography', 'I Was the Wind Last Night: New and Collected Poems'; 'A Book of Simple Living: Brief Notes from the Hills', 'Friends in Wild Places: Birds, Beasts and Other Companions', 'A Little Book of Happiness', 'A Little Book of Serenity 'and 'A Little Book of Love and Companionship', as well as the popular classics 'Room on the Roof '(winner of the John Llewellyn Rhys Prize), 'A Flight of Pigeons', 'The Blue Umbrella', 'Time Stops at Shamli', 'Night Train at Deoli', 'Our Trees Still Grow in Dehra '(winner of the Sahitya Akademi Award) and 'Rain in the Mountains'. He has co-edited 'Himalaya: Adventures, Meditations, Life '(with Namita Gokhale) and 'Prankenstein: The Book of Crazy Mischief '(with Jerry Pinto). He was awarded the Padma Shri by the Government of India in 1999 and the Padma Bhushan in 2014.
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| ISBN 13 | 9788129135827 |
| ISBN 10 | 8129135825 |
| Title | A Mussoorie Mystery |
| Author | Ruskin Bond |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Rupa Publications India Pvt Ltd. |
| Year published | 2017-10-04 |
| Number of pages | 167 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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