vintage finds | the rose and the ring

it is not every day 

you find a vintage
william makepeace thackeray 

in the thriftshop. 

[at least, not i.]

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my little discovery had me hooked on the outer appearance first. quite soon though i found my head buried in the inside fairytale story : arriving one minute late for a train in an alienated little railway station, where trains run one an hour, could have been an harrowing experience, if not for the darling company of prince giglio and bulbo.

of course a hazy autumn sun did help. now, we may be familar with the gist of the famous author of a.o. vanity fair, through literature or the big screen. this little gem THE ROSE AND THE RING delivers just as much clever farce for [appreciatively quoting the editor here]  "... big and small children". the valuable dutch translation catching me unawares, same goes for the beaming illustrations by the hand of wj rozendaal. i always very much like sardonic black and white cartooning to a surprisingly fresh fairytale.

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and thus, an historic tragedy, 

right up my street, 

and i take it, you won't hear from me 

till somewhere next week.

[at least, i don't think]
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better turn back to my cuttings now.