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The Water-Lily. The Gold-Spinners

uncredited

First published 1889
Type Short Fiction
Length Short Story

According to wikipedia, this story was adapted from the Estonian tale Kullaketrajad, from the collection Eestirahwa Ennemuistesedjutud (1866?)by Friedrich Kreutzwald . It was probably taken from the German translation Die Goldspinnerinnen in Ehstnische Märchen(1869), and is probably the other German story that was translated by Miss Sylvia Hunt for Andrew Lang`s Blue Fairy Book.

Date Publication Publisher Type Page
1889 The Blue Fairy Book Longmans, Green and Co. Anthology 174
1921 Cover The Blue Fairy Book David McKay Anthology 135
September 1959 Cover The Blue Fairy Book Epstein & Carroll Anthology 232
1972 Cover The Blue Fairy Book Airmont Books Anthology |18
October 2009 The Blue Fairy Book Project Gutenberg Anthology |174
September 2012 Cover The Blue Fairy Book Dover Publications Anthology |174
March 2013 Cover The Blue Fairy Book (A Selection) Barnes & Noble Books Anthology 212
November 2018 Cover The Blue Fairy Book Racehorse for Young Readers Anthology