Author: Rudyard Kipling
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Category : Great Britain
Languages : en
Pages : 332
Book Description
While performing a scene from "A Midsummer Night's Dream," Una and Dan accidentally summon Puck who enables them to witness tales of English history.
Puck of Pook's Hill
Author: Rudyard Kipling
Publisher:
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Category : Great Britain
Languages : en
Pages : 332
Book Description
While performing a scene from "A Midsummer Night's Dream," Una and Dan accidentally summon Puck who enables them to witness tales of English history.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Great Britain
Languages : en
Pages : 332
Book Description
While performing a scene from "A Midsummer Night's Dream," Una and Dan accidentally summon Puck who enables them to witness tales of English history.
Puck of Pook's Hill
Author: Rudyard Kipling
Publisher: Hesperus Press
ISBN: 1780943024
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 189
Book Description
From the author of The Jungle Book comes a magical fantasy story, rich in historical detail and filled with intrigue and excitement Una and Dan, reciting Shakespeare on a summer's evening in rural Sussex, unwittingly summon the elf Puck. They are taken on a fantastic journey through Britain's past, their magical companion plucking from history an array of fascinating characters for them to meet: Parnesius, a Roman centurion who manned Hadrian's wall; Wayland, a Saxon warrior and blacksmith; Sir Richard, a Norman knight who made an extraordinary journey to Africa; and many others. Each offers a story from his own life, mixing war and politics with adventure and intrigue. Each is rich with historical detail. One of the great classics of children's literature, Puck of Pook's Hill is by turns a fantastical story of magical otherness and a compelling exploration of history. A runaway success on first publication, it still has the power to excite children and their parents alike.
Publisher: Hesperus Press
ISBN: 1780943024
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 189
Book Description
From the author of The Jungle Book comes a magical fantasy story, rich in historical detail and filled with intrigue and excitement Una and Dan, reciting Shakespeare on a summer's evening in rural Sussex, unwittingly summon the elf Puck. They are taken on a fantastic journey through Britain's past, their magical companion plucking from history an array of fascinating characters for them to meet: Parnesius, a Roman centurion who manned Hadrian's wall; Wayland, a Saxon warrior and blacksmith; Sir Richard, a Norman knight who made an extraordinary journey to Africa; and many others. Each offers a story from his own life, mixing war and politics with adventure and intrigue. Each is rich with historical detail. One of the great classics of children's literature, Puck of Pook's Hill is by turns a fantastical story of magical otherness and a compelling exploration of history. A runaway success on first publication, it still has the power to excite children and their parents alike.
Puck of Pook's Hill
Author: Rudyard Kipling
Publisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 0486122476
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 290
Book Description
Puck, a mischievous imp, delights two precocious youngsters with 10 magical fables about the hidden histories of Old England. Each enchanting myth is followed by a selection of spirited poetry.
Publisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 0486122476
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 290
Book Description
Puck, a mischievous imp, delights two precocious youngsters with 10 magical fables about the hidden histories of Old England. Each enchanting myth is followed by a selection of spirited poetry.
The Arthur Rackham Treasury
Author: Arthur Rackham
Publisher: Courier Dover Publications
ISBN: 0486446859
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 97
Book Description
A stunning treasury of 86 full-page plates span the famed English artist's career, from Rip Van Winkle (1905) to masterworks such as Undine, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, and Wind in the Willows (1939).
Publisher: Courier Dover Publications
ISBN: 0486446859
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 97
Book Description
A stunning treasury of 86 full-page plates span the famed English artist's career, from Rip Van Winkle (1905) to masterworks such as Undine, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, and Wind in the Willows (1939).
The Jungle Book ; the Second Jungle Book ; Just So Stories ; Puck of Pook's Hill ; Stalky & Co. ; Kim
Author: Rudyard Kipling
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Languages : en
Pages : 0
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Languages : en
Pages : 0
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The Story of Rolf and the Viking's Bow
Author: Allen French
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Languages : en
Pages : 448
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Languages : en
Pages : 448
Book Description
The Wreck of the Corsaire
Author: William Clark Russell
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Languages : en
Pages : 166
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Languages : en
Pages : 166
Book Description
The Lost Girl King
Author: Catherine Doyle
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN: 1526607980
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 339
Book Description
'The Lost Girl King echoes Lord of the Rings and Narnia, whilst being original and fresh. It's sure to become a classic of its own' - Aisha Bushby, author of A Pocketful of Stars 'A glorious gulp of a summer adventure' - Piers Torday, author of The Lost Wild 'Nobody writes peril, wit and wonder as well as Catherine Doyle ... a modern Diana Wynne Jones' - Dave Rudden, author of Irish Children's Book of the Year, Knights of the Borrowed Dark ********** From the author of the bestselling Storm Keeper trilogy comes a new, spellbinding adventure... Amy and Liam Bell have been packed off to stay at Gran's house in the wilds of Connemara for the summer. Out for a walk on the first morning of their holiday, they trace the flight of a hawk to a nearby waterfall – only to watch the bird disappear through it. Intrigued, the children follow and soon realise they've discovered the entrance to Tír na nÓg, the legendary land of eternal youth. But they've been tricked. Almost immediately Liam is captured by a troop of headless horsemen who take him to Tarlock, the ruling sorcerer of Tír na nÓg, who is seeking the bones of a human child for a sinister new spell. Packed with edge-of-your seat adventure, incredible imagination, humour and warmth, The Lost Girl King is the rare kind of story that has you reading long past lights out.
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN: 1526607980
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 339
Book Description
'The Lost Girl King echoes Lord of the Rings and Narnia, whilst being original and fresh. It's sure to become a classic of its own' - Aisha Bushby, author of A Pocketful of Stars 'A glorious gulp of a summer adventure' - Piers Torday, author of The Lost Wild 'Nobody writes peril, wit and wonder as well as Catherine Doyle ... a modern Diana Wynne Jones' - Dave Rudden, author of Irish Children's Book of the Year, Knights of the Borrowed Dark ********** From the author of the bestselling Storm Keeper trilogy comes a new, spellbinding adventure... Amy and Liam Bell have been packed off to stay at Gran's house in the wilds of Connemara for the summer. Out for a walk on the first morning of their holiday, they trace the flight of a hawk to a nearby waterfall – only to watch the bird disappear through it. Intrigued, the children follow and soon realise they've discovered the entrance to Tír na nÓg, the legendary land of eternal youth. But they've been tricked. Almost immediately Liam is captured by a troop of headless horsemen who take him to Tarlock, the ruling sorcerer of Tír na nÓg, who is seeking the bones of a human child for a sinister new spell. Packed with edge-of-your seat adventure, incredible imagination, humour and warmth, The Lost Girl King is the rare kind of story that has you reading long past lights out.
Selected Verse
Author: Rudyard Kipling
Publisher: Pan Macmillan
ISBN: 1509827056
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 313
Book Description
With subjects as broad as militarism, the British Empire, childhood and death, the Selected Verse of Rudyard Kipling is a treasure trove of the Nobel Prize winner's most striking and moving poetry, dramatic monologues and ballads. This Macmillan Collector's Library edition includes an introduction by Lizzy Welby and the endorsement of the Kipling Society, of which Dr Welby is a Council Member. Designed to appeal to the booklover, the Macmillan Collector's Library is a series of beautiful gift editions of much loved classic titles. Macmillan Collector's Library are books to love and treasure.
Publisher: Pan Macmillan
ISBN: 1509827056
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 313
Book Description
With subjects as broad as militarism, the British Empire, childhood and death, the Selected Verse of Rudyard Kipling is a treasure trove of the Nobel Prize winner's most striking and moving poetry, dramatic monologues and ballads. This Macmillan Collector's Library edition includes an introduction by Lizzy Welby and the endorsement of the Kipling Society, of which Dr Welby is a Council Member. Designed to appeal to the booklover, the Macmillan Collector's Library is a series of beautiful gift editions of much loved classic titles. Macmillan Collector's Library are books to love and treasure.
Selected Works
Author: Rudyard Kipling
Publisher:
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 488
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 488
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