Undine - Illustrated by Arthur Rackham
Fouqu, Friedrich De La Motte Undine' is a fairy-tale novella, written by Friedrich de la Motte Fouqué (1777 - 1843). A true classic of the genre, it tells the story of Undine (a water spirit), who marries a knight named Huldebrand in order to gain a soul. It is an early German romance, which has subsequently been translated into English and many other languages. It was immensely popular on its initial publication in the nineteenth century, with The Times in 1843 describin...