Intraprendi un viaggio magico attraverso il ricco passato della Gran Bretagna con questa affascinante serie. Dei bambini evocano involontariamente un elfo mistico, che li porta in un'avventura straordinaria. Incontrano un cast vibrante di figure storiche, da centurioni romani a guerrieri sassoni e cavalieri normanni. Ogni incontro intreccia storie di guerra, politica e avventure emozionanti, il tutto intriso di meticolosi dettagli storici. È un'accattivante miscela di fantasy e storia che continua ad entusiasmare i lettori.
When Dan and Una stage a performance of "A Midsummer Night's Dream" in a fairy ring, they are astonished by the appearance of Puck in person. He explains that he is the last of the People of the Hills, and leads the children in a series of extraordinary historical adventures.
Rewards and Fairies is a collection of stories and a sequel to Puck of Pook's Hill and, as Kipling wrote, 'The tales had to be read by children, before people realised they were meant for grown-ups'. Through the agency of Puck, two children - Dan and Una - meet a glittering array of historical characters from flint and iron age tribes to 'Good Queen Bess' and Sir Francis Drake. Other tales include stories of England following the Norman Conquest and the Europe of Napoleon and Talleyrand. Rewards and Fairies includes two of Kipling's best-loved and most quoted 'The Way Through the Woods' and 'If-'