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LoC No.: 06035734

Title: Puck of Pook's Hill

Note: Reading ease score: 90.8 (5th grade). Very easy to read.

Note: Project Gutenberg has several editions of this eBook:
#15976 (Illustrated in Black and White)
#26027 (Illustrated in Color)

Contents: Puck's song -- Weland's sword -- A tree song -- Young men at the manor -- Sir Richard's song -- Harp song of the Dane women -- The knights of the joyous venture -- Thorkild's song -- Old men at Pevensey -- The runes on Weland's sword -- A centurion of the Thirtieth -- A Britsh-Roman song -- On the great wall -- A song to Mithras -- The winged hats -- A Pict song -- Hal o' the draft -- A smuggler's song -- The bee boy's song -- 'Dymchurch Flit' -- A three-part song -- Song of the fifth river -- The treasure and the law -- The children's song.

Summary: "Puck of Pook's Hill" by Rudyard Kipling is a children's book written in the early 20th century. This work blends fantasy and historical fiction as it introduces readers to Puck, a mischievous fairy from English folklore, who engages with two children, Dan and Una, in a magical world intertwined with England's past. The stories within this book explore themes of friendship, cultural heritage, and the significance of nature. At the start of the narrative, Dan and Una are playing in a meadow, staging a play based on Shakespeare's "A Midsummer Night's Dream." Their performance catches the attention of Puck, who appears unexpectedly and reveals that they are on sacred ground known as Pook's Hill, steeped in history. He introduces the children to the mythic "People of the Hills," setting the stage for a series of adventures where they will encounter legendary figures from England's ancient history, such as the smith Weland. The opening establishes a tone of wonder and excitement while hinting at the deeper connections between the past and the present that the stories will explore. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

Author: Kipling, Rudyard, 1865-1936

Illustrator: Rackham, Arthur, 1867-1939

EBook No.: 26027

Published: Jul 11, 2008

Downloads: 233

Language: English

Subject: Space and time -- Fiction

Subject: Great Britain -- History -- Fiction

LoCC: Language and Literatures: English literature

LoCC: Language and Literatures: Juvenile belles lettres

Category: Text

Rights: Public domain in the USA.

This edition has images.

LoC No.: 06035734

Title: Puck of Pook's Hill

Note: Reading ease score: 90.8 (5th grade). Very easy to read.

Note: Project Gutenberg has several editions of this eBook:
#15976 (Illustrated in Black and White)
#26027 (Illustrated in Color)

Contents: Puck's song -- Weland's sword -- A tree song -- Young men at the manor -- Sir Richard's song -- Harp song of the Dane women -- The knights of the joyous venture -- Thorkild's song -- Old men at Pevensey -- The runes on Weland's sword -- A centurion of the Thirtieth -- A Britsh-Roman song -- On the great wall -- A song to Mithras -- The winged hats -- A Pict song -- Hal o' the draft -- A smuggler's song -- The bee boy's song -- 'Dymchurch Flit' -- A three-part song -- Song of the fifth river -- The treasure and the law -- The children's song.

Summary: "Puck of Pook's Hill" by Rudyard Kipling is a children's book written in the early 20th century. This work blends fantasy and historical fiction as it introduces readers to Puck, a mischievous fairy from English folklore, who engages with two children, Dan and Una, in a magical world intertwined with England's past. The stories within this book explore themes of friendship, cultural heritage, and the significance of nature. At the start of the narrative, Dan and Una are playing in a meadow, staging a play based on Shakespeare's "A Midsummer Night's Dream." Their performance catches the attention of Puck, who appears unexpectedly and reveals that they are on sacred ground known as Pook's Hill, steeped in history. He introduces the children to the mythic "People of the Hills," setting the stage for a series of adventures where they will encounter legendary figures from England's ancient history, such as the smith Weland. The opening establishes a tone of wonder and excitement while hinting at the deeper connections between the past and the present that the stories will explore. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

Author: Kipling, Rudyard, 1865-1936

Illustrator: Rackham, Arthur, 1867-1939

EBook No.: 26027

Published: Jul 11, 2008

Downloads: 233

Language: English

Subject: Space and time -- Fiction

Subject: Great Britain -- History -- Fiction

LoCC: Language and Literatures: English literature

LoCC: Language and Literatures: Juvenile belles lettres

Category: Text

Rights: Public domain in the USA.