The Nutcracker Treasury - Paperback
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Follow the tale of a beloved Christmas toy and his battles against the evil Mouse King from origin, to retelling, to adaptation and translation in The Nutcracker Treasury.
Containing four major versions of the work, The Nutcracker Treasury features the original tale by E.T.A. Hoffman, The Nutcracker and the Mouse King (1816); the retelling, The History of a Nutcracker (1847) by Alexandre Dumas; the adaptation for stage, The Magic Nutcracker (1925); and a self-proclaimed, "translation, mutilation, and termination," Princess Pirlipatine and the Nutcracker (1919) by O. Eliphaz Keat.
Professionally typeset with a beautifully designed cover, this exclusive edition of The Nutcracker Treasury is a classic Christmas tale, reimagined for modern readers.
From a dark short story to a whimsical Christmastime fantasy and eventually a famous ballet, E.T.A. Hoffmann's original The Nutcracker and the Mouse King has continued to prevail through the ages. Follow the tale of a beloved Christmas toy and his battles against the evil Mouse King from origin, to retelling, to adaptation and translation.
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