Title: The rose and the ring
Subtitle: or, The history of Prince Giglio and Prince Bulbo. A fireside pantomime for great and small children.
First published: 1854
Description: 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.
Subjects: Christmas, Christmas stories, English Manuscripts, Facsimiles, Fairy tales, Fiction, Manuscripts, Pharmacognosy, Pantomimes, Juvenile literature, Epiphany, English wit and humor, British and irish fiction (fictional works by one author), Buddhist priests, Biography, Ritsu (Sect), History
Places: New York, New York (State)
People: William Makepeace Thackeray (1811-1863)