who wrote the original goldilocks and the three bears
It was first recorded in narrative form by Robert Southey.
Goldilocks and the Three Bears
The story was first recorded in narrative form by British writer and poet Robert Southey
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Goldilocks and the Three Bears [SEP] Origins
The story was first recorded in narrative form by British writer and poet Robert Southey, and first published anonymously as "The Story of the Three Bears" in 1837 in a volume of his writings called "The Doctor". The same year Southey's tale was published, the story was versified by George Nicol, who acknowledged the anonymous author of "The Doctor" as "the great, original concocter" of the tale. Southey was delighted with Nicol's effort to bring more exposure to the tale, concerned children might overlook it in "The Doctor". Nicol's version was illustrated with engravings by B. Hart (after "C.J."), and was reissued in 1848 with Southey identified as the story's author.