The Rose and the Ring is a satirical novel written by William Makepeace Thackeray. The story revolves around the kingdoms of Paflagonia and Crim Tartary, ruled by King Valoroso and King Grognio respectively. The two kingdoms are at war with each other, but the real conflict lies between the two queens, Rosalba and Gruffanuff, who are bitter rivals.The plot takes a twist when a fairy godmother gifts the two queens with a magical ring and a rose, respectively. The ring ensures that the queen who wears it will always be ...
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The Rose and the Ring is a satirical novel written by William Makepeace Thackeray. The story revolves around the kingdoms of Paflagonia and Crim Tartary, ruled by King Valoroso and King Grognio respectively. The two kingdoms are at war with each other, but the real conflict lies between the two queens, Rosalba and Gruffanuff, who are bitter rivals.The plot takes a twist when a fairy godmother gifts the two queens with a magical ring and a rose, respectively. The ring ensures that the queen who wears it will always be victorious in battle, while the rose makes the wearer irresistibly beautiful. However, due to a mix-up, the ring ends up in the hands of the wrong queen, leading to a series of comical events.The story features a cast of eccentric characters, including the bumbling Prince Bulbo, the cunning Countess Gruffanuff, and the kind-hearted Princess Angelica. Thackeray uses the novel to satirize the aristocracy and their frivolous lifestyles, while also commenting on the absurdity of war.Overall, The Rose and the Ring is a witty and entertaining novel that showcases Thackeray's talent for satire and storytelling.Between the kingdoms of Paflagonia and Crim Tartary, there lived a mysterious personage, who was known in those countries as the Fairy Blackstick, from the ebony wand or crutch which she carried; on which she rode to the moon sometimes, or upon other excursions of business or pleasure, and with which she performed her wonders. When she was young, and had been first taught the art of conjuring by the necromancer, her father, she was always practicing her skill, whizzing about from one kingdom to another upon her black stick, and conferring her fairy favors upon this Prince or that.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.
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