Undine, The Water Sprite: Spring
About this ebook
Undine, a water sprite, has been adopted and raised by an old fisherman and his wife, who have lost their own child. One day, the Knight Huldbrand ventures into their isolated existence and the two fall in love. Huldbrand proposes marriage, only to learn the truth of Undine’s identity on their wedding night. However, their pasts, in the form of Huldbrand’s former love and Undine’s mercurial uncle, soon encroach on their charmed married life. Can their relationship overcome the differences in how humans and undines live? And can it survive when the truth behind the drowning of the Fisherman’s daughter is revealed?
“Of all fairytales I know, I think Undine the most beautiful.” George MacDonald
About the author
Friedrich de la Motte Fouqué (1777–1843) was a German writer of the romantic style. Although not originally intended for a military career, Fouqué gave up his university studies at Halle to join the army; however, the rest of his life was largely devoted to literary pursuits.
His trilogy of plays—The Hero of the North (1910), which included Sigurd the Dragon Slayer, Sigurd’s Revenge, and Aslauga—was the first modern German dramatisation of the Nibelung legend. The trilogy brought Fouqué to the attention of the public, and had a considerable influence on subsequent versions of the story, such as Richard Wagner’s The Ring of the Nibelung.
Fouqué’s subsequent literary activity was divided between his interests of medieval chivalry and northern mythology. Between 1810 and 1815, Fouqué’s popularity was at its peak, during which time Undine, the best known of Fouqué’s considerable body of work, appeared. Fouqué has influenced many authors, including Robert Louis Stevenson, and his works are referred to in those such as Louisa May Alcott’s Little Women and Jo’s Boys.
Rachel Louise Lawrence is a British author who translates and adapts folklore and fairytales from original texts and puts them back into print.
Since writing her first story at the age of six, Rachel has never lost her love of writing and reading. A keen wildlife photographer and gardener, she is currently working on several writing projects.
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