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Rewards and Fairies
''Rewards and Fairies'' is a historical fantasy book by Rudyard Kipling published in 1910. The title comes from the poem "Farewell, Rewards and Fairies" by Richard Corbet.〔("Farewell, Rewards and Fairies" ) in ''English Poetry I: Chaucer to Gray'', The Five Foot Shelf of Classics, Vol. XL〕 The poem is referred to by the children in the first story of the preceding book ''Puck of Pook's Hill''. ''Rewards and Fairies'' is set one year later chronologically although published four years afterwards.
The book consists of a series of short stories set in historical times with a linking contemporary narrative. Dan and Una are two children, living in the Weald of Sussex in the area of Kipling's own home Bateman's. They have encountered Puck and he magically conjures up real and fictional individuals from Sussex's past to tell the children some aspect of its history and prehistory, though the episodes are not always historically accurate. Another recurring character is Old Hobden who represents the continuity of the inhabitants of the land. His ancestors sometimes appear in the stories and seem very much like him.
Some stories contain elements of the supernatural as well as history. Each story is preceded and followed by a poem, including ''If—'', often described as Britain's favourite poem.〔Emma Jones (2004) (The Literary Companion ) Robson, 2004.〕〔Mike Robinson (2004) (Literature and tourism ). p.61, Cengage Learning EMEA, 2004〕 Other well known poems included in the book are ''Cold Iron'' and ''The Way through the Woods''.
==Stories and poems==
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