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Captain youngs ghost by Ruskin Bond

Captain youngs ghost by Ruskin Bond

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“Captain Young’s Ghost” is the title story of the 2018 collection Captain Young’s Ghost: Ghostly Tales from the Indian Hills, published by Speaking Tiger Books. Set in Mussoorie, Landour and the hills of North India, the tale is narrated in the first person. On a cold, misty February evening, the unnamed narrator is having a drink in a nearly empty bar when a stranger who looks uncannily familiar joins him. The stranger orders Irish whiskey, which the bar doesn’t serve—only Scotch is available. Their conversation turns to the bar's namesake, Captain Young, and local folklore begins to surface. Later, the narrator witnesses a performance by a man dressed as the Captain’s ghost, and inexplicably, the stranger disappears. In the denouement, the narrator meets a guardian who greets the stranger as Captain Young’s Ghost—complete with horse—suggesting that the ghost truly returns to the town he founded and misses the comforts he left behind.

This story is one among roughly twenty short tales in the collection. Bond’s ghosts here are rarely frightening; instead, they are melancholy, humanlike beings longing for companionship or unfinished ties to the hills they haunt. Other characters include a boy who guides travelers, a grieving girl who sings to strangers, and more — all imbued with quiet emotion. These narratives bring alive the Himalayan foothills with rich, atmospheric detail and gentle spooks rather than shock or gore.

About the Author: 

Ruskin Bond (born May 19, 1934, in Kasauli, Punjab States Agency, British India) is one of India’s most beloved writers in English, famed for his stories rooted in the hills of North India—especially Dehradun, Mussoorie, and Landour. Over a career spanning several decades, he has authored more than 500 short stories, essays, novellas, and over 40 books for children. His accolades include the Sahitya Akademi Award in 1992 for Our Trees Still Grow in Dehra, the Padma Shri in 1999, and the Padma Bhushan in 2014. Living in Landour (near Mussoorie), Bond continues to enchant readers with his evocative, nostalgic prose and his ability to weave the supernatural lovingly into everyday life.

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