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Undine (novella)
1811 novella by Friedrich de la Motte Fouqué
Cover of Undine, Told to the Children by Mary Macgregor, illustrated by Katharine Cameron (London: T. C. & E. C. Jack) | |
| Author | Friedrich de la Motte Fouqué |
|---|---|
| Language | German |
| Genre | Fantasy novella |
Publication date | 1811 |
| Publication place | Germany |
| Media type | Magazine story (later as a hardcover book) |
Undine is a fairytalenovella (Erzählung) by Friedrich de la Motte Fouqué in which Undine, a water spirit, marries a knight named Huldbrand in order to gain a soul.
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Published in 1811, it is an early German romance, which has been translated into English and other languages.
Plot summary
A knight named Huldbrand comes across a fisherman's hut in the forest, and is welcomed in by the fisherman and his wife.
He also meets their capricious eighteen-year-old foster daughter, Undine. The fisherman explains that years ago, their young daughter was lost in the lake and apparently d