Two children are shown England's deep history by the ancient spirit Puck, who conjures Romans, Normans, and smugglers. Kipling's historical fantasy.
Books mentioned in Puck of Pook's Hill (6)
Lays of Ancient Rome by Thomas Babington Macaulay: “They had named the place out of the verse in _Lays of Ancient Rome_:”
The Gorilla Hunters by R. M. Ballantyne: “I--I only thought,' he stammered; 'I've got a book called _The Gorilla Hunters_--it's a continuation of _Coral Island_, sir--and it says there that the gorillas (they're big monkeys, you know) were always chewing iron up.”
The Coral Island by R. M. Ballantyne: “I--I only thought,' he stammered; 'I've got a book called _The Gorilla Hunters_--it's a continuation of _Coral Island_, sir--and it says there that the gorillas (they're big monkeys, you know) were always chewing iron up.”
The Heroes of Asgard by Annie and Eliza Keary: “'_Heroes of Asgard_ Thor?' said Una. She had been reading the book.”
The Slave's Dream by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow: “Dan lay in the bows of the _Golden Hind_; Una in the stern, the book of verses open in her lap, was reading from 'The Slave's Dream':”
The Discoverer of the North Cape by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow: “Dan flushed, but opened the book and began--gabbling a little--at 'The Discoverer of the North Cape.”