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Summary
The Rose and The Ring, a satirical work ('A Fireside Pantomime') written by William Makepeace Thackeray (1854), set in the fictional countries of Paflagonia and Crim Tartary. The story revolves around the lives and fortunes of four young royal cousins. It criticises the attitudes of the monarchy and those at the top of society and challenges their ideals of beauty and marriage.