==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)==Schools named after Ludwig Bechstein==* Staatliche Grundschule 6, Erfurt: Bechsteinschule (public elementary school)* Ludwig-Bechstein-Grundschule, Meiningen: (public elementary school)==Notes====References====External links==
* "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)* Alfred Erck, Hannelore Schneider: "Aus unveröffentlichten Briefen Ludwig Bechsteins.