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Undine: read and explore
The story follows Undine, a water sprite, and her encounters with humans, particularly…
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- Author
- Friedrich Heinrich Karl, Freiherr de La Motte-Fouqué
- Form
- novel
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On a beautiful evening, many hundred years ago, a worthy old fisherman sat mending his nets. The spot where he dwelt was exceedingly picturesque. The green turf on which he had built his cottage ran far out into a great lake; and this slip of verdure appeared to stretch into it as much through love of its clear waters as the lake, moved by a like impulse, strove to fold the meadow, with its waving grass and flowers, and the …
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