Joseph Rudyard Kipling (1865-1936) was an English author and poet, born in India, and best known for his works "The Jungle Book" (1894), "Just So Stories" (1902), and "Puck of Pook's Hill" (1906). Kipling was one of the most popular writers in English in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
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Joseph Rudyard Kipling (1865-1936) was an English author and poet, born in India, and best known for his works "The Jungle Book" (1894), "Just So Stories" (1902), and "Puck of Pook's Hill" (1906). Kipling was one of the most popular writers in English in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
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Add this copy of Puck of Pook's Hill to cart. $51.32, good condition, Sold by Bonita rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Newport Coast, CA, UNITED STATES, published 2008 by Wildside Pr.
We are Kipling fans, dyed in the wool, but had never heard of this gem. Two children enact "Midsummer Night's Dream" twice in a row at the foot of "Pook's Hill," on their farm. This conjures "Pook," who is ... Puck, who "jests to Oberon!" From this inspired beginning ensues the summer's adventures for these two children, who in their playful rambles continue to encounter "Pook," or "Puck," the most enchanting (literally) companion ever encountered. In these summer adventures Puck introduces them to figures from English history whose stories, or rather histories, took place on what is now this very farm. The book is a delight, clever and endearing, unexpectedly moving, utterly wonderful.
margaret b
Aug 1, 2011
Specialized fairy story
It's not exactly exciting, but if you like historical events then it is quite interesting. I read it for the life of the Picts having been on Orkney and visited Skara Brae and Maeshowe.
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