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The Nutcracker and The Strange Child

Afterword by Anthea Bell, By (author) E T A Hoffmann, Translated by Anthea Bell

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E.T.A. Hoffmannâ€™s famous tale The Nutcracker and the Mouse King may seem almost over-familiar as the inspiration for TcHaikovskyâ€™s equally famous ballet (in fact based on a French retelling of Hoffmannâ€™s original German tale). However, its translation is rarely ever entire. This edition displays the full range of Hoffmannâ€™s quirky powers of invention. Here is the whole text in English, together with another less known tale, The Strange Child, in which Felix and Christlieb, the son and daughter of a country gentleman, Sir Thaddeus, meet a child in the woods. To Felix their new playmate appears a boy, to Christlieb another little girl. They are not the first of their family to have met the strange child.

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