Important Works
- Thüringische Volksmärchen (1823)
- Sonettenkränze (1826, through which Duke Bernhard became interested in him)
- The Children of Haymon (1830, epic poem)
- Der Totentanz (The Dance of Death, 1831, epic poem)
- Grimmenthal (1833, novel)
- Luther (1834)
- The Legend Treasure and the Legendary Cycles of Thuringia (1835–38)
- Fahrten eines Musikanten (Journeys of a Musician, 1836–37, novel)
- Deutsches Märchenbuch (German Fairy-Tale Book, 1845; 41st ed., 1893); French translation with introduction and comments: Corinne and Claude Lecouteux, Paris, José Corti, 2010 (collection Merveilleux)
- New Natural History of Pet Birds (1846, humorous didactic poem)
- Berthold der Student (1850, novel)
- Deutsches Sagenbuch (1853)
- Thüringer Sagenbuch (1858)
- Thuringia's Royal House (1865)
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