âWeird Tales Volume 2â (1885) was written by famous German Romantic author E.T.A. Hoffmann. Included in this second and final volume of short stories are: âThe Doge and Dogessâ, âMaster Martin the Cooper,â âMademoiselle de ScudĂ©ri,â âGambler's Luck,â âMaster Johannes Wacht,â and a bibliographic essay from the translator entitled, âBiographical Notes.â These classic short stories are perfect for fans of horror and fantasy fiction and the authors H. P. Lovecraft and Neil Gaiman.
Ernst Theodor Wilhelm Hoffmann (1776-1822), better known as E. T. A. Hoffmann, was a German Romantic author of fantasy and gothic horror. He was also a composer, music critic, draftsman and caricaturist.
Hoffmann's stories inspired several famous operatic composers, including Richard Wagner, Jacques Offenbach and LĂ©o Delibes. He is also the author of the novella âThe Nutcracker and the Mouse Kingâ, on which Tchaikovskyâs famous ballet, âThe Nutcrackerâ is based. The story also inspired the film âThe Nutcracker and the Four Realmsâ (2018), starring Keira Knightley, Morgan Freeman, Helen Mirren.