As far as I know, there are many versions of Water Margins. The more famous versions include: The original author of " Water Margins " was Shi Naian. It was one of the four traditional masterpieces of China. The author of Jin Shengtan's adapted version of Water Margins had greatly edited and adapted the original work. 3. The author of the adapted version of Water Margins by Yang Shen was Yang Shen, who rewrote the original work into a modern poem. The author of Li Zhuowu's adapted version of Water Margins had made many adjustments and cuts to the original work. These versions were different in terms of words, plots, characters, etc. However, they were all widely spread and read as classic literary works.