E. T. A. Hoffmann

On Christmas Eve, young Marie receives a curious wooden nutcracker from her enigmatic godfather Drosselmeier.

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...

This timeless story written in 1816 continues to enchant audiences of all ages. 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...

A Timeless Christmas Story E.T.A. Hoffman's magical tale of an enchanted nutcracker, an evil mouse king, and a faithful young girl has been a holiday classic for generations. Combined here with the much-loved music of Tchaikovsky's Nutcracker Suite, the narrated story unfolds with a bewitching...

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...

E.T.A. Hoffmann's The Nutcracker and the Mouse King is one of the most beloved children's stories of all time and a Christmas classic. The story is the basis for the most popular ballet in the world, Pyotr Tchaikovsky's "The Nutcracker."

In this volume your flesh may creep and crawl a little bit as our classic authors delve into the world of vampires. Some stories you may be familiar with but for most these will be new and unsettling experiences.

This classic tale begins on Christmas Eve, when young Marie Stahlbaum and her siblings open their Christmas presents. One toy, a Nutcracker who looks like a soldier, soon become Marie’s favourite gift. That night, the Nutcracker comes to life and battles the evil Mouse King....

Die große Familien-Hörbuch-Box: 1. Der Wind in den Weiden von Kenneth Grahame, 2. Der Zauberer von Oz von Lyman Frank Baum, 3. Das Gespenst von Canterville von Oscar Wilde, 4. Die Biene Maja und ihre Abenteuer von Waldemar Bonsels, 5. Der kleine Lord von Frances Hodgson Burnett.

Short stories have always been a sort of instant access into an author’s brain, their soul and heart. They can lift our lives into locations, people and experiences with a sweep of landscape, narration, feelings and emotions that are difficult to achieve elsewhere.

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....

El hombre de la arena de E. T. A. Hoffmann comienza con un intercambio de cartas entre Nathanael; Clara, su prometida, y Lothar, hermano de ella...

Schauer, Spannung und Schwarze Romantik: 10 Meisterwerke des Genres. Mit dabei: In der Gruft (H.P. Lovecraft), Dr. Jekyll und Mr. Hyde (R.L. Stevenson), Die schwarze Spinne (J. Gotthelf), In der Tiefe des Maelstroms (E. A. Poe), Die Legende von Sleepy Hollow (W. Irving), Die Affenpfote...

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

«Рассуждения кота Мурра»—это одно из ключевых произведений признанного мастера слова, известнейшего немецкого писателя и автора сказок Э.Т.А. Гофмана.

Master Flea is a humorous fairytale fantasy novel by E. T. A. Hoffmann first published in 1822. Set in the city of Frankfurt am Main, the novel follows the story of Peregrinus Tyss, who becomes entangled in the conflict between supernatural characters in bourgeois form over Dörtje Elverdink, in reality Princess Gamaheh of Famagusta....

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...

There is something about the number 3. The Ancient Greeks believed 3 was the perfect number, and in China 3 has always been a lucky number, and they know a thing or two.

There is something about the number 3. The Ancient Greeks believed 3 was the perfect number, and in China 3 has always been a lucky number, and they know a thing or two.

Die Gruselkabinett Box 47 beinhaltet die Hörspiele Der Ghoul, Die Weiden, Der Hexenmeister und Heimlich ...