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This elegant hardback edition with gilded page edges presents the beloved Christmas tale of The Nutcracker.

For everyone who loves Tchaikovsky, Ballanchine, music, ballet, or Christmas, this edition of The Nutcracker is sure to enchant readers young and old.

Sometimes you just want to have the original. This is one of the earliest known English translations of E.T.A. Hoffmann's classic children's tale, "Nutcracker and Mouse-King, ' which was penned in German in 1816. While Alexandre Dumas, p re was making this story famous in... Read Full Overview

A children's Christmas story by E. T. A. Hoffmann, "The Nutcracker and the Mouse-King" is the magical adventure of Marie Stahlbaum's favourite toy, the Nutcracker, who battles the nefarious Mouse-King in battle and takes the reader on a wonderful adventure, into a magical land... Read Full Overview

E.T.A. Hoffman's whimsical novella, originally titled Nutcracker and Mouse King and the inspiration behind Tchaikovsky's ballet, now has a festive new look in this beautiful edition.

This version of The Nutcracker has: 12 unique images Step into a world of enchantment with E.T.A. Hoffmann's The Nutcracker . This timeless tale transports readers to a magical Christmas Eve, where young Marie Stahlbaum's beloved nutcracker doll springs to life. As she is drawn... Read Full Overview

Hoffmann's classic Christmas fairy tale, immortalized by Tchaikovsky's ballet, is brought to life by the gorgeous contemporary artwork of Finnish illustrator Sanna Annukka, and is the perfect holiday gift for adults and children alike. The Nutcracker captures, better than any... Read Full Overview

This 1816 story is perhaps best known as the basis for Tchaikovsky's popular ballet, but Hoffmann's holiday legend is where the spell begins. Here is the original tale of seven-year-old Marie and her beloved Nutcracker, beset by a dark mystery that surrounds this story within... Read Full Overview

The tale of Nutcracker, written in 1816, has fascinated and inspired artists, composers, and audiences for almost two hundred years. It has retained its freshness because it appeals to the sense of wonder we all share. This retelling by Renate Raecke is beautifully illustrated... Read Full Overview

Mar a y Federico est n felices de celebrar la Navidad en compa a de sus pap s y su padrino Cristian. Junto al rbol navide o, la peque a encuentra a un extra o hombrecillo: el Cascanueces, quien se convertir en un gran h roe al vencer al rey de los ratones; as se gana el cari... Read Full Overview

Bedtime Classics: charmingly illustrated board book editions of perennial favorites, simplified for the youngest readers

E.T.A. Hoffmann's "The Nutcracker and the Mouse King" interweaves fantasy and reality in a richly imaginative tale that explores the themes of childhood, innocence, and the struggle between good and evil. Written in a captivating narrative style characterized by lush, descriptive... Read Full Overview

Originally written in the early twentieth century, the story of a little girl's love for an enchanted nutcracker has delighted generations of readers, while the Tchaikovsky ballet based on the tale has become a holiday tradition. Now young children can enjoy this beloved classic... Read Full Overview

E. T. A. Hoffmann: Nu knacker und Mausek nig

Edition Holzinger. Taschenbuch

Berliner Ausgabe, 2015

Vollst ndiger, durchgesehener Neusatz mit einer Biographie des Autors bearbeitet und eingerichtet von Michael Holzinger

Sometimes you just want to have the original. This is one of the earliest known English translations of E.T.A. Hoffmann's classic children's tale, "Nutcracker and Mouse-King, ' which was penned in German in 1816. While Alexandre Dumas, p re was making this story famous in... Read Full Overview