7] Other early translations include "The Elopement" in the magazine The German Museum (1801),[i] and the "Legends of Rübezahl" published in three chapbooks by S.
The first English translation was Popular Tales of the Germans (1791) by Thomas Beddoes, which contained five of the stories: "Richilda", "The Book of the Chronicles of the Three Sisters", "The Stealing of the Veil", "Elfin Freaks" ("Legenden von Rübezahl"), and "The Nymph of the Fountain". This book was published anonymously, and the translation was traditionally attributed to William Beckford "William Beckford (novelist)").[7] Other early translations include "The Elopement" in the magazine The German Museum (1801),[i] and the "Legends of Rübezahl" published in three chapbooks by S. Fisher (1804–1805).[ii]