The Nutcracker And, The Strange Child

E.T.A. Hoffmann s famous tale The Nutcracker and the Mouse King may seem almost over-familiar as the inspiration for TcHaikovsky s equally famous ballet (in fact based on a French retelling of Hoffmann s original German tale). However, its translation is rarely ever entire. This edition displays the full range of Hoffmann s quirky powers of invention. Here is the whole text in English, together with another less known tale, The Strange Child, in which Felix and Christlieb, the son and daughter of a country gentleman, Sir Thaddeus, meet a child in the woods. To Felix their new playmate appears a boy, to Christlieb another little girl. They are not the first of their family to have met the strange child. Pushkin Collection editions feature a spare, elegant series style and superior, durable components.The Collection is typeset in Monotype Baskerville, litho-printed on Munken Premium White Paper and notch-bound by the independently owned printer TJ International in Padstow. The covers, with French flaps, are printed on Colorplan Pristine White Paper. Both paper and cover board are acid-free and Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) certified."