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Quote by William Makepeace Thackeray

“Fairy roses, fairy rings, turn out sometimes troublesome things.”

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Catherine. Titmarsch among pictures and books. Fraser miscellanies. Christmas books. Ballads

This volume encompasses a diverse range of literary pieces, featuring narratives, poems, and holiday-themed stories. more

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William Makepeace Thackeray

William Makepeace Thackeray was a prominent British novelist of the Victorian era, born on July 18, 1811, in India, and died on December 24, 1863. He is known for his satirical and humorous writing style and is considered one of the greatest novelists of the 19th century. His most famous work, 'Vanity Fair', is regarded as a classic of English literature. more

“Because you see when a new baby laughs for the first time a new fairy is born, and as there are always new babies there are always new fairies. They live in nests on the tops of trees; and the mauve ones are boys and the white ones are girls, and the blue ones are just little sillies who are not sure what they are.”

Firsts Littles Girl Born White Boys Laughing Tree Baby First Time Blue Not Sure Fairy Nests New Baby

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“They hold their great balls in the open air, in what is called a fairy-ring. For weeks afterward you can see the ring on the grass. It is not there when they begin, but they make it by waltzing round and round. Sometimes you will find mushrooms inside the ring, and these are fairy chairs that the servants have forgotten to clear away. The chairs and the rings are the only tell-tale marks these little people leave behind them, and they would remove even these were they not so fond of dancing that they toe it till the very moment of the opening of the gates.”