Rusty Goes To London

Rusty Goes To London
Author: Ruskin Bond
Publisher: Penguin UK
Total Pages: 213
Release: 2014-11-21
Genre: Literary Collections
ISBN: 8184753284

In his early twenties now, Rusty finally leaves Dehra and books a passage to England, dreaming of writing and selling his novel abroad. First in Jersey, and then in in London, he works as a clerk by day and writes in the evenings. Eventually, the novel is finished and Rusty even finds a publisher. But this, he discovers, does not mean that his book will see the light of day soon. But London has many adventures in store for Rusty. Strolling down Baker Street, he runs into Sherlock Holmes, is accosted by Rudyard Kipling and has an escapade in the Chinese quarter! After three years abroad, however, Rusty realizes that he wants to make India his permanent home. Returning to Dehra, he renews some acquaintances and makes a few new ones, and settles into his role as full-time author. Full of interesting stories and memorable characters, Rusty Goes to London will delight all of Ruskin Bond's fans.

Rusty the Boy from the Hills

Rusty the Boy from the Hills
Author: Ruskin Bond
Publisher: Penguin UK
Total Pages: 185
Release: 2014-10-10
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 8184754493

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.

The Adventures of Rusty

The Adventures of Rusty
Author: Ruskin Bond
Publisher: Penguin UK
Total Pages: 284
Release: 2017-11-28
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 8184756097

Rusty, the boy whose stories have charmed and entertained children for years, brings together his best adventures in one volume! From the time he was a boy living with his grandparents in Dehra, surrounded by an assortment of odd animals, people and relatives, to when he gets sent away to school, then makes his way to London and becomes a writer, Rusty's had more adventures than we can count. This omnibus edition contains his best, funniest, most exciting escapades. In these pages, there's Toto, the monkey that travelled in a bag on a train; an encounter with a leopard; life as a young writer in faraway London; and the return home to roots that were always loved and never forgotten. An evergreen classic of children's writing in India, The Adventures of Rusty will be enjoyed like never before.

Rusty Comes Home

Rusty Comes Home
Author: Ruskin Bond
Publisher: Penguin UK
Total Pages: 197
Release: 2014-11-21
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 8184750609

Rusty Comes Home chronicles Rusty's exploits after his return from London, as he explores Delhi, Dehra and the small, dusty town of Shahganj before settling down in Mussoorie, making his living as a writer, revelling in his beloved hills. This collection contains some captivating stories about Rusty's friends and fleeting acquaintances, about human nature and the supernatural. He meets a motley bunch of people including Suresh, a disabled child with whom Rusty strikes up a close bond, Uncle Bill, who makes it his habit to poison people with arsenic, and the incredible Jimmy, a jinn who can extend his arms at will to infinite lengths.Full of charming and idiosyncratic characters, these stories of love, loss and adventure will appeal to readers of all ages.

Rusty and the Leopard

Rusty and the Leopard
Author: Ruskin Bond
Publisher: Penguin Books India
Total Pages: 308
Release: 2003
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 9780143335689

Rusty S Adventures As A Wanderer In The Doon Valley And The Garhwal Hills The Third Book In Puffin S New Series Of Ruskin Bond S Ever-Popular Rusty Stories, Rusty And The Leopard Takes Up The Story From Where Rusty Runs Away, The Second Book In The Series, Ended And Marks Rusty S Rebellious, Eventful Progression Into Manhood. We Pick Up The Story With Rusty, Having Run Away From His Guardian S Home, Trying To Define An Identity For Himself As He Lives With The Kapoor Family, Tutoring Their Son Kishen And Occupying The Room On The Roof. Soon, He Strikes Up A Close Friendship With Kishen And, In The Company Of Meena Kapoor, Begins To Come Into His Own As An Individual. Then Tragedy Strikes The Death Of Meena Devastates Rusty, And He Has No Choice But To Leave Dehra Dun. Forced Into Vagrancy For Some Time, Rusty And Kishen Take To The Open Road, And Their Adventures Accumulate As They Tramp Through The Doon Valley And The Garhwal Hills. New Friends And Acquaintances Replace Old Ones In Rusty S Life Instead Of The Loyal And Supportive Ranbir And Somi There Is Now The Mute Goonga, The Roadside Vendor Devinder, The Rakish Sudheer And Of Course Kishen, Who Like Rusty Is Rootless And Headed For An Unknown Destination. His Time On The Road Allows Rusty To Decide What He Really Wants To Do In Life And By The End Of The Book He Is Preparing For A Trip To London, With Dreams Of Becoming A Writer. Rusty And The Leopard Includes Modified Versions Of The Two Most Famous Rusty Novels The Room On The Roof And Vagrants In The Valley. Full Of Incident As Well As Introspection, This Is A Book Older Children Will Thoroughly Enjoy. This Is Ruskin Bond S Twenty-Fifth Book With Penguin

Unseen London

Unseen London
Author: Mark Daly
Publisher: Frances Lincoln
Total Pages: 379
Release: 2014-10-28
Genre: Architecture
ISBN: 1781011877

The original edition of Unseen London. Peter Dazeley has gained access to the hidden interiors of some of London's most iconic buildings, from Tower Bridge to Battersea Power Station, Big Ben to the Old Bailey. His photographs of these buildings - some derelict, but many still working - are astonishing. Here is a collection of some 50 extraordinary locations, with a thoughtful text by Mark Daly which tells the story of how each of these places was created, how they are used, and what they reveal about the currents of power flowing through the city. Unseen London takes you backstage at some of the capital's great theatres, into the changing rooms of some of our greatest temples of sport, into the heart of the Establishment, the boiler room of the city's infrastructure and behind the scenes at some of the most opulent buildings in the Square Mile.

Down and Out in Paris and London

Down and Out in Paris and London
Author: George Orwell
Publisher: A G Printing & Publishing
Total Pages: 254
Release: 2024-07-07
Genre: Comics & Graphic Novels
ISBN:

There were eccentric characters in the hotel. The Paris slums are a gathering-place for eccentric people—people who have fallen into solitary, half-mad grooves of life and given up trying to be normal or decent. Poverty frees them from ordinary standards of behaviour, just as money frees people from work. Some of the lodgers in our hotel lived lives that were curious beyond words. There were the Rougiers, for instance, an old, ragged, dwarfish couple who plied an extraordinary trade. They used to sell postcards on the Boulevard St Michel. The curious thing was that the postcards were sold in sealed packets as pornographic ones, but were actually photographs of chateaux on the Loire; the buyers did not discover this till too late, and of course never complained. The Rougiers earned about a hundred francs a week, and by strict economy managed to be always half starved and half drunk. The filth of their room was such that one could smell it on the floor below. According to Madame F., neither of the Rougiers had taken off their clothes for four years.

Funny Faces Rusty Robot

Funny Faces Rusty Robot
Author: Roger Priddy
Publisher: Macmillan
Total Pages: 24
Release: 2007-04-03
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 9780312498917

Readers can feel the textured illustrations, move the googly eyes, and hear the sounds of robots doing various jobs. On board pages.

Moon Over Soho

Moon Over Soho
Author: Ben Aaronovitch
Publisher: Jabberwocky Literary Agency, Inc.
Total Pages: 371
Release: 2022-11-28
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1625676069

‘Moon Over Soho cements [the Rivers of London] series as my favorite urban fantasy series. The humor, the world-building, the action, the magic, the mystery, the procedural—all are top-notch.’ — Ranting Dragon My name is Peter Grant, and I’m a Police Constable in that mighty army for justice known as the Metropolitan Police (a.k.a. the Filth). I’m also an apprentice wizard, the first in fifty years. When your dad is an almost famous jazz trumpeter, you know the classics. And that’s why, when Dr Walid called me down to the morgue to listen to a corpse, I recognized the tune it was playing as the jazz classic ‘Body and Soul.’ Something violently supernatural had happened to the victim, strong enough to leave its imprint on his corpse as if it were a wax cylinder recording. The former owner of the body, Cyrus Wilkinson, was a part-time jazz saxophonist and full-time accountant who had dropped dead of a heart attack just after finishing a gig. He wasn’t the first, but no one was going to let me exhume corpses just to see if they were playing my tune. So it was back to old-fashioned police legwork, starting in Soho, the heart of the scene, with the lovely Simone – Cyrus’s ex-lover, professional jazz kitten and as inviting as a Rubens portrait – as my guide. And it didn’t take me long to realise there were monsters stalking Soho, creatures feeding off that special gift that separates the great musician from someone who can raise a decent tune. What they take is beauty. What they leave behind is sickness, failure and broken lives. Reviews for Moon Over Soho Mr. Aaronovitch is, in short, writing the best contemporary occult detective series on the shelf today, and that’s by a substantial margin.’ — Pornokitsch ‘Moon Over Soho is a gripping continuation of River of London’s well executed blend of police-procedural and fantasy with a good splash of horror thrown in. This is urban fantasy done with a loving attention to detail and enlivened by an ever present wit making this series a must-read for anyone who likes their fantasy with a strong edge of realism.’ — SF Book Reviews