In the decade before Tolkien, Derbyshire author Katharine Burdekin wrote of young Robert
Carling who had a magic ring of his own, a ring that took him to ancient Rome, the age of
Charles II, and the reign of Queen Elizabeth.
DEBUT
The Burning Ring (Thornton Butterworth, 1927).
VARIANTS
Debut. The Burning Ring (Thornton Butterworth, 1927).