E. T. A. Hoffmann

In this volume our authors explore the terrors of the mind rather than the horrors of reality, although with their pens the difference makes little difference.

When young Marie Stahlbaum's favorite Christmas toy, the Nutcracker, comes alive, she realizes that she is about to start the adventure of a lifetime. After defeating the evil Mouse King in battle, her handsome Nutcracker whisks her away to a magical kingdom populated by dolls....

Les Éditions Alexandre Stanké ont le plaisir de vous présenter Casse-Noisette, une nouvelle version audio du célèbre conte d’Hoffmann, raconté par la talentueuse comédienne Anne Dorval, couronné des musiques de Piotr Ilitch Tchaïkovski et Alexandre Stanké.

In this compilation from Skyboat Media, composers and artists, miners and soldiers, tinkerers and amateur psychologists must fend for themselves in the struggle for their own “ideal” wherein they may find either happiness and salvation, or tragedy and madness....

In a quiet German town, Councillor Krespel lives as both a master craftsman and a man of unsettling contradictions—brilliant, erratic, and consumed by an obsession with violins.

The Classic Collection of E.T.A. Hoffmann: presents two of the most enchanting and imaginative works by the renowned German author E.T.A. Hoffmann: The...

Als der knapp 25jährige Heinrich Heine 1822 die Briefe aus Berlin schrieb, konnte er sich den schwer erkrankten, berühmten Juristen, Komponisten und...

La terrible tormenta que se avecinaba no había impedido al capitán de caballería Moritz, ni al joven jurista Dagobert asistir a la agradable reunión que la coronela y su bella hija, Angelika, celebraban todos los jueves en su casa....

Scritto nel 1816, "Lo Schiaccianoci" continua ad affascinare grandi e piccini da due secoli. Fritz e Marie, come tutti i bambini, vivono con gioia i giorni del Natale...

E.T.A. Hoffmanns Djævelens Eliksir er en dæmonisk gyserroman om munken Medardus, der flygter fra klosteret og kaster sig ud i en lang række mord og andre forbrydelser....

Hoffmann, among the greatest and most popular of the German Romantics, is renowned for his humorous and sometimes horrifying tales of supernatural beings. This selection, while stressing the variety of his work, focuses on those stories in which the real and the supernatural are brought into...

Tony Robinson stars in this BBC Radio 4 full-cast dramatisation of E. T. A. Hoffmann's renowned Christmas story, which inspired Tchaikovsky's ballet The Nutcracker. It is Christmas Eve, and young Mary and Fred are opening presents from their godfather, Drosselmeier the toymaker. Mary's favourite...

"L'uomo della sabbia" è un racconto di E.T.A. Hoffmann del 1815, inserito nella raccolta "Notturni". È un racconto complesso che affronta...

Im Zentrum steht Nathanael, der als Kind vom geheimnisvollen Sandmann heimgesucht wurde. Jahre später kehrt die unheimliche Figur in anderer Gestalt zurück – und zieht ihn in einen Strudel aus Obsession, Angst und Wahnsinn.

Tauchen Sie ein in eine Welt voller Morde, Verbrechen und meisterhafter Spannung – mit Klassikern der Krimi- und Mystery-Literatur.

Erleben Sie über 14 Stunden spannende Unterhaltung mit Geistern, Dunkelmännern, Untoten, Betrügern, Dieben, Narzissten, Hexenmeistern, zwielichtigen Zauberkünstlern und bösartigen Schurken.

La petite Marie reçoit comme cadeau de Noël un étrange casse-noisette en forme de bonhomme. Immédiatement, elle se prend d'affection pour cette attachante marionnette.

This classic Christmas story follows a young girl named Marie, who receives an enchanted nutcracker as a Christmas gift. Together, they discover a magical world where she battles with the Mouse King and meets a handsome stranger.

5 CLASSIC CHRISTMAS STORIES features five popular and heartwarming holiday stories, including THE NUTCRACKER AND THE MOUSE KING, THE GIFT OF THE MAGI, THE ELVES AND THE SHOEMAKER, THE LITTLE MATCH GIRL, and ‘TWAS THE NIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS.

Step into a magical world of whimsy and wonder with The Nutcracker and The Mouse King by E.T.A. Hoffman, brought to life by the captivating narration of Luke Oldham.