| Column | Current [Record #1819380] | Proposed Changes | Warnings |
| Title | Undine | - | |
| Transliterated Title | - | - | |
| Authors | Friedrich de la Motte-Fouqué+Gertrude C. Schwebell | - | |
| Date | 1957-00-00 | - | |
| Synopsis |
Despite misgivings about Undine's supernatural powers and tragic warnings, the nobleman still wants to marry this water nymph he found living in the forest with a poor fisherman and his wife.
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| Series | - | - | |
| Series Number | - | - | |
| TitleType | SHORTFICTION | - | |
| Length | novella | - | |
| Content | - | - | |
| Non-Genre | No | - | |
| Juvenile | Yes | Yes | |
| Novelization | No | - | |
| Graphic Format | No | - | |
| Web Page | - | - | |
| Language | English | - | |
| Note |
Retold by Gertrude C. Schwebell
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Retold by Gertrude C. Schwebell
Review by Barbara Wersba NY Times 1971-06-13 pBR8 "For Young Readers: The Human Condition" (unusually positive) gives no age recommendation by Wersba or the publisher. Yet:
"After reading ... I have reinforced my opinion that children's books are the final literary refuge for romance, sentiment and extravagance. ... It may be questioned whether contemporary children still enjoy this world, but I believe that they do ..."
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+<br><br> +Review by Barbara Wersba <i>NY Times</i> 1971-06-13 pBR8 "For Young Readers: The Human Condition" (unusually positive) gives no age recommendation by Wersba or the publisher. Yet: +"After reading ... I have reinforced my opinion that children’s books are the final literary refuge for romance, sentiment and extravagance. ... It may be questioned whether contemporary children still enjoy this world, but I believe that they do ..." |
This title appears in 3 publications:
| Publication | Verification Type | Primary Verifiers |
|---|---|---|
| Where Magic Reigns: German Fairy Tales Since Grimm (1957-00-00) | Not verified | |
| Undine (1971-03-01) | Not verified | |
| The Man Who Lost His Shadow and Nine Other German Fairy Tales (1974-10-00) | Not verified |
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Submitted by Pwendt on 2017-05-08 16:05:34
Approved by Bluesman on 2017-05-08 21:54:49