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This is a collection of R. K. Narayan’s best stories, in which the fictitious town, Malgudi, springs to life with characters that will remain in your heart forever. Summary of the Book In this collection, R. K. Narayan’s best works have been collected under three different sections: From an Astrologer’s Day, From Lawley Road and New Stories. Collector’s Note The titles contained in the section, From an Astrologer’s Day are: An Astrologer's Day, The Missing Mail, The Doctor's Word, Gateman's Gift, The Blind Dog, Fellow-Feeling, The Tiger's Claw, Iswaran, Such Perfection, Father's Help, The Snake-Song, Engine Trouble, Forty-Five a Month, Out of Business, Attila, and The Axe. The stories From Lawley Road are: Lawley Road, Trail of the Green Blazer, The Martyr's Corner, Wife's Holiday, A Shadow, A Willing Slave, Leela's Friend, and Mother and Son. And the New Stories included are: Naga, Selvi, Second Opinion, Cat Within, The Edge, God and the Cobbler, Hungry Child, and Emden. About R. K. Narayan R. K. Narayan was born in Madras in 1906, and was educated there and at the Maharaja’s College in Mysore. His first novel, Swami and Friends, and the next, The Bachelor of Arts, are both set in the fascinating imaginary territory of Malgudi. Narayan’s work, The Guide, won him the Sahitya Akademi Award, the country’s highest literary honour. Narayan has also authored other collections of short stories, including A Horse and Two Goats, Malgudi Days, and Under the Banyan Tree. He has penned travel books, essays, memoirs, and has re-told legends like The Ramayana and The Mahabharata. In the year 1980, he was honoured with the A. C. Benson Medal by the Royal Society of Literature. R. K. Narayan passed away in 2001.