The Nutcracker

The original story that inspired the Tchaikovsky ballet, The Nutcracker is a magical story of one little girl's decent into a dream-like world where the diabolical Mouse King rules… Best known as the inspiration for Tchaikovsky's ballet, The Nutcracker is a charming book in its own right. Full of magic and childish wonder, this coming-of-age novella by E.T.A. Hoffmann has something for everyone: beautiful dolls, ferocious battles and dark undertones. It truly has all the elements of a fairy tale. Younger readers will be enchanted by this children's classic, while older readers will be intrigued to discover the background to the famous ballet libretto. It is Christmas Eve and Marie has tired of her new presents, happily playing with a nutcracker instead. When the clock strikes midnight, she is stunned to see an army of mice advancing, led by a seven-headed Mouse King. Her very own nutcracker comes alive, leading the dolls and toys against the mouse army and a violent battle ensues. Soon after, her godfather comes for a visit and tells her the story of the nutcracker. As the tale unfolds, Marie learns about the ongoing feud between the mice and their enemy Princess Pirlipat. It sounds fanciful, but could it be true? This timeless tale is full of the magic of Christmas, but is a delight to read at any time of the year. Its enduring popularity is testament to its originality and charm.


  1. Weird Tales Volume 1

    E T A Hoffmann

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  2. The Nutcracker

    E T A Hoffmann

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  3. Nutcracker and Mouse King

    E T A Hoffmann

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  4. The Nutcracker and the Mouse King : A Magical Holiday Tale – Unabridged Classic Edition for All Ages

    E T A Hoffmann, Zenith Horizon Publishing

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  5. The Nutcracker and the Mouse King : The Classic Story That Inspired the Beloved Ballet—Now Restored for Modern Readers

    E T A Hoffmann, Zenith Golden Quill

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  6. Casse-Noisette et le Roi des souris - Livre Audio

    E T A Hoffmann, Livres audio en français

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  7. L'Homme au sable - Livre Audio

    E T A Hoffmann, Livres audio en français

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  8. El hombre de arena (completo)

    E T A Hoffmann

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  9. The Classic Collection of E.T.A. Hoffmann : The Nutcracker and the Mouse King, The Golden Pot

    E T A Hoffmann

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  10. The Nutcracker and the Mouse King (Christmas Classics Series) : Fantasy Classic

    E T A Hoffmann

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  11. The Big Book of Christmas Tales : Ultimate Anthology - Over 500 Christmas Tales, Novels, Poems, Carols & Myths

    Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson, Selma Lagerlöf, Charles Dickens, Mark Twain, Robert Louis Stevenson, William Shakespeare, William Wordsworth, Louisa May Alcott, Arthur Conan Doyle, Frances Hodgson Burnett, Alphonse Daudet, Guy De Maupassant, Benito Pérez Galdós, Beatrix Potter, Emily Dickinson, Bret Harte, Washington Irving, Willa Cather, Nathaniel Hawthorne, O.Henry, Saki, Susan Coolidge, Edgar Wallace, E T A Hoffmann, Robert E. Howard, William Butler Yeats, Henry van Dyke, Lucy Maud Montgomery, Anton Chekhov, Leo Tolstoy, Fyodor Dostoevsky, Alfred Lord Tennyson, George MacDonald

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  12. El Violín de Cremona : Obsesión y misterio en la música de Cremona

    E T A Hoffmann

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