E. T. A. Hoffmann
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Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"E. T. A. Hoffmann (1776-1822) was one of the greatest German Romantic authors of fantasy and a pioneer in the genre we now call Gothic horror. His innovative stories explore ideas of madness, genius, doppelgängers, artificial intelligence, and the boundaries between realities and dreams. Artist Natalie Frank and leading fairy-tale scholar Jack Zipes have joined forces in this lavishly illustrated volume of five of Hoffmann's most influential tales:...
Author
Language
English
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Description
Journeyman toymaker Stefan Drosselmeyer is recruited by his mysterious cousin, Christian, to find a mythical nut that will save Boldavia's princess and his own kidnapped father from a fanatical Mouse Queen and her seven-headed Mouse Prince, who have sworn to destroy the Drosselmeyer family.
Author
Series
Pub. Date
1999.
Edition
First American edition.
Language
English
Description
After hearing how the toy nutcracker that she and her brother received for Christmas got his ugly face, Marie helps break the spell he is under and watches him change into a handsome prince. Illustrated notes throughout the text explain the historical background of the story.
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
"For the first time, this beloved holiday story is told based on George Balanchine's quintessential production. The storyline mimics the choreography of the famous ballet and the illustrations are inspired by the backdrops and scenery from the actual New York City Ballet production"--
10) The Nutcracker
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Language
English
Description
In this retelling of the original 1816 German story, Godfather Drosselmeier gives young Marie a nutcracker for Christmas, and she finds herself in a magical realm where she saves a boy from an evil curse.
11) The nutcracker
Author
Pub. Date
1976.
Language
English
Description
A little girl's devotion to her Christmas nutcracker is instrumental in breaking a spell imposed upon the nutcracker-prince by his enemies, the mice.
Author
Language
English
Description
"Gregory Maguire returns with an inventive novel inspired by a timeless holiday legend, intertwining the story of the famous Nutcracker with the life of the mysterious toy maker named Drosselmeier who carves him."--Amazon.com.
Hiddensee: An island of white sandy beaches, salt marshes, steep cliffs, and pine forests north of Berlin in the Baltic Sea. Godfather Drosselmeier, a one-eyed toy maker, presents a Nutcracker to Klara, his goddaughter. Klara...
14) The Nutcracker
Author
Pub. Date
[1998]
Language
English
Description
After hearing how her toy nutcracker got his ugly face, ten-year-old Clara helps break the spell he is under and watches him turn into a handsome prince.
19) The nutcracker
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Pub. Date
[2004]
Language
English
Description
From an imperial-era Russian Christmas party, a young girl named Clara is whisked in her dreams to an imaginary world populated by the animated creations of the wizard toy maker Drosselmeier. Clara innocently develops a crush on the imaginary Nutcracker prince. Upon her arrival in the Land of the Sweets, she dances a yearning pas de deux with the Nutcracker Prince. It makes the ballet far more interesting. The frequent involvement of Drosselmeyer...
20) The hard nut
Series
Pub. Date
[2007]
Language
English
Description
Production of the famous ballet, updated with the sensibilities of the 1960s and 1970s. Production based on the work of Charles Burns.
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