Puck of Pook's Hill is a children's collection of linked historical fantasy stories by Rudyard Kipling. Two children, Dan and Una, meet Puck in a Sussex meadow; he summons figures from England's past to tell their tales. It is worth listening for its vivid storytelling, gentle magic, and imaginative view of English history.
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Cover of the original edition (Project Gutenberg, public domain).
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Opening of the book
PUCK OF POOK'S HILL BOOKS BY RUDYARD KIPLING PUCK OF POOK'S HILL ТНЕУ TRAffics AND DISCOVERIES THE FIVE NATIONS THE JUST SO SONG BOOK JUST SO STORIES KIM STALKY & CO. THE DAY’S WORK THE BRUSHWOOD BOY FROM SEA TO SEA
DEPARTMENTAL DITTIES AND BALLADS AND BARRACK-ROOM BALLADS PLAIN TALES FROM THE HILLS THE LIGHT THAT FAILED LIFE'S HANDICAP: BEING STORIES OF MINE OWN PEOPLE UNDER THE DEODARS, THE PHANTOM ’RICKSHAW, AND WEE WILLIE WINKIE SOLDIERS THREE, THE STORY OF THE GADSBYS, AND IN BLACK AND WHITE SOLDIER STORIES THE KIPLING BIRTHDAY BOOK (WITH WOLCOTT BALESTIER) THE NAULAHKA Illustration to page 247 See page 247 title page
Puck of Pook’s Hill By Rudyard Kipling Illustrated by Arthur Rackham, A.R.W.S. NEW YORK DOUBLEDAY, PAGE & COMPANY 1906 Copyright, 1905, 1906, by RUDYARD KIPLING Published, October, 1906 All rights reserved, including that of translation into foreign languages, including the Scandinavian ROBIN GOODFELLOW—HIS FRIENDS
By RǼŠΏĵǡŠ KƗǙƯƗƿƄ I. A Centurion of the Thirtieth. II. On the Great Wall. III. The Winged Hats. IV. Hal o’ the Draft. V. Dymchurch Flit. VI. The Treasure and the Law. Copyright, 1906, by RǼŠΏĵǡŠ KƗǙƯƗƿƄ. CONTENTS PAGE Puck’s Song 1 Weland’s Sword 5 A Tree Song 29 Young Men at the Manor 33 Sir Richard’s Song 55 Harp Song of the Dane Women 59 The Knights of the Joyous Venture 61 Thorkild’s Song 87 Old Men at Pevensey 91 The Runes on Weland’s Sword 119 A Centurion of the Thirtieth 125 A British-Roman Song 145 On the Great Wall 149
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