The Rose and The Ring
By William Makepeace Thackeray
Length3h 6m
About this audiobook
"The Rose and the Ring" by William Makepeace Thackeray is a satirical work of fantasy that revolves around the politics of royal succession in two fictional kingdoms. The story includes magic rings, enchanted roses, disguises, and romance. The book uses humor and whimsical situations to comment on the absurdity of power struggles and vanity.
Audiobook details
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GenreFairy Tales and Folklore
Length3 hrs 6 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateJan 1, 1855
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1 PRELUDE
2Chapter 1: Shows How The Royal Family Sate Down To Breakfast
3Chapter 2: How King Valoroso Got The Crown, And Prince Giglio Went Without
4Chapter 3: Tells Who The Fairy Blackstick Was
5Chapter 4: How Blackstick Was Not Asked To The Princess Angelica’s Christening
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6Chapter 5: How Princess Angelica Took A Little Maid
7Chapter 6: How Prince Giglio Behaved Himself
8Chapter 7: How Giglio And Angelica Had A Quarrel
9Chapter 8: How Gruffanuff Picked The Fairy Ring Up, And Prince Bulbo Came To Court
10Chapter 9: How Betsinda Got The Warming Pan
11Chapter 10: How King Valoroso Was In A Dreadful Passion
12Chapter 11: What Gruffanuff Did To Giglio And Betsinda
13Chapter 12: How Betsinda Fled, And What Became Of Her
14Chapter 13: How Queen Rosalba Came To The Castle Of The Bold Count Hogginarmo
15Chapter 14: What Became Of Giglio
16Chapter 15: We Return To Rosalba
17Chapter 16: How Hedzoff Rode Back Again To King Giglio
18Chapter 17: How A Tremendous Battle Took Place, And Who Won It
19Chapter 18: How They All Journeyed Back To The Capital
20Chapter 19: And Now We Come To The Last Scene In The Pantomime
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