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Puck of Pook's Hill
1900·206 pages
Two Sussex children meet the elf Puck, who summons Romans, Normans, and other figures from England’s past to share their adventures.
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Two Sussex children meet the elf Puck, who summons Romans, Normans, and other figures from England’s past to share their adventures.
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The children were at the Theatre, acting to Three Cows as much as they could remember of Midsummer Night's Dream. Their father had made them a small play out of the big Shakespeare one, and they had rehearsed it with him and with their mother till they could say it by heart. They began when Nick Bottom the weaver comes out of the bushes with a donkey's head on his shoulders, and finds Titania, Queen of the Fairies, asleep. The children are put in deep holes in the ground and then shot. The Q...
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will contain mild spoilers
Sexual content
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No romantic or sexual content present
Violence & gore
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Battles, raids, and combat deaths in historical tales; not graphic
Profanity
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No profanity or strong language present
Substance use
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Brief period mentions of ale or wine in historical settings
LGBTQ+ Rep.
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No LGBTQIA+ representation present
Religious content
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Monasteries, Mithras worship, and Jewish law themes recur
Magic & witchcraft
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Puck’s magic frames the premise; fairies summon figures from the past
Occult / demonology
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No real-world occult or demonology content present
Political content
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English identity, conquest, empire, and cultural clash themes recur
Self-harm / suicide
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No self-harm or suicide content present
Abuse & suffering
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Hardship of war and period power imbalances referenced
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