Keep us posted please on what Andersen has to say. I have his 'Commonplace and Creativity' and I'll check it out for anything on LL. It will at least get a mention for the commonplace rose & briar ending. I'd like to know what Andersen's interpretation of 'genuine' is. In the case of Jeannie's version I think 'rescue' is the operative word. I don't think LL is a pastiche of commonplaces, but it is possible it was an imitation. Structurally and even in plot it has a lot in common with George Collins and I believe there may be some similarity in the way they originated.