<P> 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 . </P>
<P> 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 . </P>
who wrote the original goldilocks and the three bears
who wrote the original goldilocks and the three bears
Robert Southey
Robert Southey