The caption for this 1917 illustration reads: “I saw in a great cavern a group of little goblins - Undine by Friedrich Baron de la Motte Fouque adapted by Mary MacGregor.” The image illustrates Undine, a fairytale novella by Friedrich de la Motte Fouqué in which Undine, a water spirit, marries a knight named Huldebrand in order to gain a soul. Published in 1811, it is an early German romance, which has been translated into English and other languages.

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