The rose and the ring
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The Rose and the Ring is one of those special literary treats which happen when a writer for adults turns his attention to the world of children. It's a classic fairy tale, told with Thackeray's customary insight into characters, an excellent story for reading aloud to children.
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Two kingdoms: Paflagonia and Crim Tartary.
Two rulers who have stolen the kingdom from the rightful heir.
A magical fairy who is weary of begifting newborns, disgusted with the results of earlier gifts of a magical rose and a magical ring which make the bearer appear the most beautiful of all, now presenting gifts to new babies of “misfortune.”
That's the setup.
The Rose and the Ring is a laugh-out-loud comedy of errors, the delightful result of the dropping of the magical rose or the exchanging of the magical ring, with people instantly falling in love with others and the consequences of that.
‘Oh, divine Betsinda,' says the Prince, ‘how have I lived fifteen years in thy company without seeing thy perfections? What woman in all Europe, Asia, Africa, and America, nay, in Australia, only it is not yet discovered, can presume to be thy equal?'Were I engaged in fighting for my country, I should like such a suit of armour as Prince Giglio wore; but, you know, he was a Prince of a fairy tale, and they always have these wonderful things.Wonderful fun.A 1001 Children's Book You Must Read.
