Puck of Pook’s Hill
By Rudyard Kipling
A Words and Pictures Recording
Read by Wanda McCaddon
Unabridged
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2 Formats: Library CD
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2 Formats: MP3 CD
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ISBN: 9781455128198
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ISBN: 9781455128204
| Runtime: | 5.58 Hours |
| Category: | Fiction/Classics |
| Audience: | Children (8–12) |
| Language: | English |
Summary
Summary
Winner of an AudioFile Earphones Award
On Midsummer’s Eve, Dan and Una enact A Midsummer Night’s Dream three times over—right under Pook’s Hill. That is how they meet Puck, “the oldest Old Thing in England,” and the last of the People of the Hills.
Through Puck, they are introduced to the nearly forgotten pages of old England’s history and to characters that can illuminate their own historical predicaments. The god Weland is freed from an unwanted heathen immortality by a novice monk, Hugh, who goes on to become a warrior and leader. The centurion, Parnesius, shows an insight which is absent from the higher echelons of the declining Roman Empire in cooperating with the Picts.
Originally published in 1906, this collection of ten stories and accompanying poems were intended for both adults and children.
Editorial Reviews
Editorial Reviews
Author
Author Bio: Rudyard Kipling
Rudyard Kipling (1865–1936) was born of English parents in Bombay, India. At seventeen, he began work as a journalist and over the next seven years established an international reputation with his stories and verses of Indian and army life, including such classics as The Jungle Book and Kim. In 1907 he became the first English writer to receive the Nobel Prize.
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Details
Details
| Available Formats : | Library CD, MP3 CD |
| Category: | Fiction/Classics |
| Runtime: | 5.58 |
| Audience: | Children (8–12) |
| Language: | English |
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