Project Gutenberg 1996-06-01 Public domain in the USA. 196 Kipling, Rudyard 1865 1936 Kipling, R. (Rudyard) Kipling, Joseph Rudyard Puck of Pook's Hill 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. Produced by Jo Churcher. HTML version by Al Haines. "Puck of Pook's Hill" by Rudyard Kipling is a fantasy book written during the early 20th century. This work combines elements of folklore and history as it explores the mythic dimensions of England through the eyes of its young protagonists, Dan and Una, who encounter the mischievous Puck and various historical figures. The narrative invites readers into a rich tapestry of past events and characters, hinting at the blending of reality with myth. At the start of the tale, we are introduced to Dan and Una, siblings who perform a rendition of "A Midsummer Night’s Dream" in a meadow called Pook's Hill. Their innocent play takes a magical turn when Puck, a whimsical fairy, appears and reveals that their performance has somehow awakened ancient forces and spirits associated with the land. Puck delights in their presence, explaining the history of England and the magical beings that once inhabited it. As they converse, the children express a desire to learn more about the legendary past, setting the stage for an adventure that intertwines the mundane with the ethereal, drawing readers into a journey through time and myth. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Fantasy fiction Space and time -- Fiction Great Britain -- History -- Fiction PR PZ Text Scouts Children's Literature Browsing: Children & Young Adult Reading Browsing: History - British Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 375712 372370 2024-09-01T05:55:26.452070 2023-10-01T05:37:32.625459 text/html text/html 370917 2021-01-01T09:42:05 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 137562 2021-01-01T09:42:05 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 185908 2024-09-01T05:55:32.673021 application/epub+zip 189920 2024-09-01T05:55:27.837056 application/epub+zip 189922 2024-09-01T05:55:26.989057 application/epub+zip 350979 2024-09-01T05:55:36.217979 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 347887 2024-09-01T05:55:32.112025 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 109578 2022-09-01T06:23:14.085731 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 342784 342749 2024-09-01T05:55:25.362059 2023-10-01T05:37:31.631446 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 342691 2021-01-01T09:42:05 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 133828 2021-01-01T09:42:05 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20378 2024-09-01T05:55:36.355979 application/rdf+xml 12912 2024-09-01T05:55:27.351056 image/jpeg 3472 2024-09-01T05:55:27.168050 image/jpeg 183540 2024-09-01T05:55:26.486061 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia