The Rose and the Ring - Couverture souple

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0573050163 ISBN 13 : 9780573050169

Editeur : Samuel French Ltd, 2015

Synopsis

Centered around the royal family of Paflagonia eating breakfast together: King Valoroso, his wife, the Queen, and their daughter, Princess Angelica. Through the course of the meal, it is discovered that Prince Bulbo, heir to the neighbouring kingdom of Crim Tartary, and son of King Padella is due to visit Paflagonia. It is also discovered, after the two females have left the table, that King Valoroso stole his crown, and all his wealth, from his nephew, Prince Giglio, when the prince was an infant.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

The Rose and the Ring is one of those special literary treats which happen when a writer for adults turns (in this case) his attention to the world of children. It's a classic fairy tale, told with Thackeray's customary insight into characters.

In The Rose and the Ring, Thackeray’s fondness for children bubbles out full of fun and frolic. No boy or girl should miss the pleasure of meeting Countess Gruffanuff, Angellica, Hedzoff and the other dwellers of Paflogonia.

“A fireside pantomime for great and small children. The children and the world owe this delightful absurdity to a little girl friend of Mr. Thackeray, as it was written to amuse her during an illness. The rose and the ring each had the power of making its wearer charming in the eyes of any beholder. Naturally as they changed hands some complications of affections arose.” -American institute of Child Life

“Like Dickens, Thackeray wrote several Christmas books, the best known of which is the extraordinarily light and playful extravaganza of ‘The Rose and the Ring,’ a story intended for children, but most thoroughly enjoyed by such children as are grown up. We consider ‘The Rose and the Ring’ indeed as almost one of his great works. It is so absolutely the best thing of its kind, full of such genial humor and such splendid absurdity, carried on just to the proper limit and never allowed to run over into buffoonery.” -Margaret Oliphant

“A quaint and racy fairy tale.” -The Athenaeum

Présentation de l'éditeur

William Makepeace Thackeray published The Rose and the Ring in 1855. He wrote it chiefly for the entertainment of his two daughters. In this burlesque fairy tale, Thackeray presents a royal family in which the prince and the princess have been lightly cursed by the Fairy Blackstick to have a little misfortune. Prince Giglio has to fight to regain his throne, while Princess Roslaba must work as a maid until her identity is revealed.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Samuel French Ltd
• Date d'édition: 2015
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0573050163
• ISBN 13: 9780573050169
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 102
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible