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Hoffmann, among the greatest and most popular of the German Romantics, is renowned for his humorous and sometimes horrifying tales of supernatural beings. This selection, while stressing the variety of his work, focuses on those stories in which the real and the supernatural are brought into contact and conflict. This new translation includes The Golden Pot, The Sandman, Princess Brambilla, Master Flea, and My Cousin's Corner Window.

When young Marie Stahlbaum's favorite Christmas toy, the Nutcracker, comes alive, she realizes that she is about to start the adventure of a lifetime. After defeating the evil Mouse King in battle, her handsome Nutcracker whisks her away to a magical kingdom populated by dolls.

This classic tale begins on Christmas Eve, when young Marie Stahlbaum and her siblings open their Christmas presents. One toy, a Nutcracker who looks like a soldier, soon become Marie’s favourite gift. That night, the Nutcracker comes to life and battles the evil Mouse King. Once Marie discovers how the Nutcracker came to be cursed, she has many decisions to make. Will she help the Nutcracker defeat the Mouse King? Will she help break his curse? And will she return to the magical kingdom, populated by dolls, to be with her beloved Nutcracker?

With timeless classics from some of the most notable names in literature, this Christmas story bundle is the perfect listen for the most wonderful time of the year.

Der Sandmann ist eine 1816 erstmals veröffentlichte Erzählung des romantischen Autors E. T. A. Hoffmann. Es ist vor allem eine finstere Erzählung über die Abgründe der menschlichen Psyche. Der Student Nathanael erzählt seinem Freund Lothar in einem Brief, er habe in der Gestalt des Wetterglashändlers Coppola den Advokaten Coppelius wiedergetroffen. Dieser hatte während Nathanaels Kindheit mit dessen Vater alchemistische Experimente durchgeführt, die letztlich zum Tod des Vaters führten.

"L'uomo della sabbia" è un racconto di E.T.A. Hoffmann del 1815, inserito nella raccolta "Notturni". È un racconto complesso che affronta innanzitutto il tema dell'ambiguità e, tratto tipicamente romantico, indaga l'immaginario dell'automa. Tra le opere più angosciose di Hoffmann, "L'uomo della sabbia" descrive con tocchi magistrali la regressione psicologica che riporta in vita gli incubi infantili del protagonista, inoltrandosi negli aspetti più reconditi e contorti della psiche umana e nelle manifestazioni oniriche dell’inconscio.

El misterioso cuento "El hombre de arena" de E.T.A. Hoffmann nos sumerge en la vida de Nathanael, un joven atormentado por oscuros recuerdos de su infancia y la figura enigmática del hombre de arena, asociada con desapariciones y tragedias. A medida que la historia se desenvuelve, las fronteras entre la realidad y el delirio se vuelven borrosas. Hoffmann construye un relato psicológico perturbador, donde el amor, la obsesión y el horror se entrelazan, desafiando la percepción del lector y dejándolo en un estado de inquietud y reflexión.

Er sei stolz auf seinen berühmten Vorfahren, den gestiefelten Kater, behauptet Kater Murr. Nun: sprechende Katzen sind in der Literatur wahrlich keine Seltenheit. Doch schon in den Lebensansichten des Katers Murr von E. T. A. Hoffmann, einem 200 Jahre alten Text, tritt ein Kater höchstpersönlich als Autor und Erzähler in Erscheinung und offeriert der Nachwelt seine Weisheiten und Erkenntnisse.

Todo el mundo conoce el gran ballet con musica de Tchaikovsky, Cascanueces pero el relato de Hoffmann en que esta obra fue basada no ha corrido la misma suerte y es lastima, por que como se puede ver en este maravilloso libro, la vena fantastica que caracterizo a Hoffmann.

Hoffmann's stories are imaginative, wise, and educational, just how children's stories are supposed to be. Some of his characters instill fear, while others overcome it and continue towards their goal in the surreal world of this great storyteller. Hoffmann's world will awaken the imagination of your child.