ˈʌðɚ nˈoʊɾəbəl vˈɜːʒənz ɪŋklˈuːd wˈʌn ɪn ɐ lˈɛɾɚ ɹˈɪʔn̩ baɪ tˈɑːməs lˈɪɾɛltən, sˈɛkənd bˈæɹən lˈɪɾɛltən, fˈɜːst pˈʌblɪʃt ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd sˈɛvənhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi tˈuː, ˈɛm. dʒˈiː. lˈuːɪs tˈoʊld ðə stˈoːɹi tə pˈɜːsi bˈaɪsʃ ʃˈɛli ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪkstiːn, ænd ɐ vˈɜːʒən wʌz ɐdˈæptᵻd baɪ dʒˈoʊsəf dʒˈeɪkəbz fɹʌm sˈɛvɹəl sˈoːɹsᵻz, ɪŋklˈuːdɪŋ wˈʌn kəlˈɛktᵻd baɪ ʃˈɑːɹlət ˈɛs. bˈɜːn.
Other notable versions include one in a letter written by Thomas Lyttelton, 2nd Baron Lyttelton, first published in 1782, M. G. Lewis told the story to Percy Bysshe Shelley in 1816, and a version was adapted by Joseph Jacobs from several sources, including one collected by Charlotte S. Burne.