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This collection of gripping accounts of travelers and adventurers takes the reader to the erstwhile French colonies in North Africa, the horrific battlefields of the First World War, to Casanova’s famous gaol and the rugged island of Malakula in the South Pacific. A compelling account of famous escapes, this anthology is also a fascinating glimpse into histories, geographies, cultures, and the thirst for adventure in courageous human hearts that cuts across all boundaries of time and place. About the Author One of India’s finest and most popular storytellers, Ruskin Bond is the author of several bestselling novels and collections of short stories, essays and poems. These include The Room on the Roof (winner of the John Llewellyn Rhys Prize), A Flight of Pigeons, Time Stops at Shamli, Our Trees Still Grow in Dehra (winner of the Sahitya Akademi Award), Rain in the Mountains, Roads to Mussoorie, and A Little Night Music. He has also, over the years, expertly compiled and edited a number of anthologies.He was awarded the Padma Shri in 1999 and the Delhi Government’s Lifetime Achievement Award in 2012.