The Magic Ring is a chivalric Romantic novel by Friedrich de la Motte Fouqué, the German author best known for Undine. Published in the early nineteenth century and available here in English translation, the novel belongs to the tradition of medieval romance revival that characterized German and British Romanticism, featuring knights, enchanted objects, and supernatural adventure.
Fouqué’s work was enormously popular in its day and influenced a generation of Romantic readers and writers. This first of three volumes launches the tale’s intricate plot and richly imagined medieval world. Download this free public-domain EPUB to begin the adventure.