New Releases by E.T.A. Hoffmann

The Sand-man and Other Stories brings together some of E.T.A. Hoffmann''s most influential tales, where the fantastic and the uncanny intersect with psychological depth. The central story, The Sandman, follows Nathanael, a young man haunted since childhood by a terrifying figure associated with the legend of the Sandman. As an adult, he becomes obsessed with the mysterious Coppola, a lens-seller whom he believes to be the same menacing figure. His fascination with the automaton Olympia, whom he mistakes for a living woman, ultimately drives him into madness. The story is a powerful exploration of fear, obsession, and the fragile boundary between illusion and reality. Other stories in the collection expand Hoffmann''s fascination with the uncanny. In Councillor Krespel, a violin-maker''s eccentric behavior masks a tragic secret tied to music and love. The Mines of Falun recounts the story of a miner lured by supernatural forces beneath the earth, torn between worldly love and mystical destiny. Each tale blends detailed realism with fantastic elements, creating a constant tension between the rational and the irrational. The collection is unified by themes of obsession, distorted perception, and the power of imagination. Hoffmann''s characters often lose themselves in dreams, desires, or delusions, suggesting that the human mind is as mysterious and unpredictable as the supernatural itself. His narrative style—both ironic and lyrical—invites readers into a world where reality is never stable and where everyday objects or events conceal hidden dangers and meanings. E.T.A. Hoffmann (1776–1822) was a German writer, composer, and jurist, recognized as one of the founders of modern fantastic literature. His works influenced later authors such as Edgar Allan Poe, Charles Dickens, and Franz Kafka. In The Sandman and Other Stories, Hoffmann demonstrates his mastery in blending psychological insight with Gothic and Romantic elements, leaving a legacy of tales that continue to intrigue readers with their complexity and unsettling power.

El Hombre de Arena (1816), de E.T.A. Hoffmann, es un relato de terror y fantasía que explora la obsesión, la percepción y los límites entre la realidad y la imaginación. La historia sigue a Nathaniel, un joven que desde la infancia queda marcado por el miedo a una figura llamada "el Hombre de Arena", asociada con la pérdida de los ojos de los niños. Este trauma inicial condiciona su vida y su visión del mundo, provocando ansiedad y desconfianza hacia figuras de autoridad y el amor. A lo largo del relato, Nathaniel se enamora de Clara, una joven racional y equilibrada, pero su mente queda atrapada entre el afecto y la obsesión por el siniestro personaje que simboliza el miedo y la fatalidad. La tensión entre la lógica y la irracionalidad crece cuando aparece Coppelius/Coppola, un extraño comerciante vinculado a su trauma infantil, y Nathaniel empieza a confundir lo real con lo imaginario, llevando a situaciones cada vez más peligrosas. El cuento se desarrolla con un tono inquietante, alternando la cotidianidad de la vida burguesa con episodios fantásticos y aterradores. Hoffmann utiliza elementos de lo gótico y lo psicológico para mostrar cómo los miedos internos pueden dominar la conducta humana, llevando al protagonista a la paranoia y al desastre emocional. La narrativa también cuestiona la confianza en los sentidos y la razón frente a la fuerza de la imaginación y la obsesión. E.T.A. Hoffmann (1776–1822) fue un escritor, compositor y jurista alemán, reconocido por sus cuentos que combinan lo fantástico con lo psicológico. En El Hombre de Arena, Hoffmann explora las profundidades de la mente humana, la ansiedad y la obsesión, anticipando temáticas del Romanticismo oscuro y de la literatura gótica moderna. Su obra ha influido en numerosos escritores y artistas, destacándose por la intensidad emocional y la ambigüedad entre realidad y fantasía.

In E.T.A. Hoffmann''s extraordinary novel, Opinions of the Cat Murr , the reader embarks on a fantastic journey through the routine activities of daily life in 19th century Germany. The confident and eclectic talents of Murr, a creature inspired by Hoffmann''s own beloved cat, make him a true feline of the Renaissance, while Kriesler, Hoffmann''s alter ego, is a character saturated with romantic sensibility. E.T.A. Hoffmann''s strange tale evokes the supernatural, the operatic, the musical, and the psychiatric in a narrative populated by characters who cross the boundaries between madness and sanity, with a style that reflects this uncertainty. The work influenced a diverse group including Gogol, Dostoevsky, Kafka, Kierkegaard, and Jung, and in many ways foreshadowed Freud''s ideas about the mysterious. Opinions of the Cat Murr is a classic and is part of the famous collection: 1001 BOOKS to Read Before You Die.

‘Weird Tales Volume 2’ (1885) was written by famous German Romantic author E.T.A. Hoffmann. Included in this second and final volume of short stories are: ‘The Doge and Dogess’, ‘Master Martin the Cooper,’ ‘Mademoiselle de Scudéri,’ ‘Gambler''s Luck,’ ‘Master Johannes Wacht,’ and a bibliographic essay from the translator entitled, ‘Biographical Notes.’ These classic short stories are perfect for fans of horror and fantasy fiction and the authors H. P. Lovecraft and Neil Gaiman. Ernst Theodor Wilhelm Hoffmann (1776-1822), better known as E. T. A. Hoffmann, was a German Romantic author of fantasy and gothic horror. He was also a composer, music critic, draftsman and caricaturist. Hoffmann''s stories inspired several famous operatic composers, including Richard Wagner, Jacques Offenbach and Léo Delibes. He is also the author of the novella ‘The Nutcracker and the Mouse King’, on which Tchaikovsky’s famous ballet, ‘The Nutcracker’ is based. The story also inspired the film ‘The Nutcracker and the Four Realms’ (2018), starring Keira Knightley, Morgan Freeman, Helen Mirren.

‘The Serapion Brethren’ is the name of a literary and social circle created in Berlin in 1818 by the German romantic writer E. T. A. Hoffmann and his friends. ‘The Serapion Brethren’ is also the name of a four-volume collection of Hoffmann''s novellas and fairy tales that appeared in 1819, 1820, and 1821. Volume 1 includes the stories: ‘The Story of Serapion’, ‘An Interrupted Cadence’, ‘The Poet and the Composer’, ‘A Fragment of the Lives of Three Friends’, ‘The Mines of Falun’, ‘Nutcracker and the King of Mice’, ‘The Doge and the Dogaressa’, ‘Master Martin, the Cooper, and his men’, ‘The Stranger Child’. E.T.A. Hoffmann was a German romantic author, most famous for his novella ‘The Nutcracker and the Mouse King’ (1816) which inspired Tchaikovsky’s ballet ‘The Nutcracker’. These classic short stories are perfect for fans of horror and fantasy fiction and the authors H. P. Lovecraft and Neil Gaiman. Ernst Theodor Wilhelm Hoffmann (1776-1822), better known as E. T. A. Hoffmann, was a German romantic author of fantasy and gothic horror. He was also a composer, music critic, draftsman and caricaturist. Hoffmann''s stories inspired several famous operatic composers, including Richard Wagner, Jacques Offenbach and Léo Delibes. He is also the author of the novella ‘The Nutcracker and the Mouse King’, on which Tchaikovsky’s famous ballet, ‘The Nutcracker’ is based. The story also inspired the film ‘The Nutcracker and the Four Realms’ (2018), starring Keira Knightley, Morgan Freeman, Helen Mirren.

‘Weird Tales Volume 1’ (1885) was written by German Romantic author E. T. A. Hoffmann, most famous for his novella ‘The Nutcracker and the Mouse King’ (1816). Included in this first of two volumes are the short stories: The Cremona Violin, The Fermata, Signor Formica, The Sandman, The Entail and Arthur’s Hall. These classic short stories are perfect for fans of horror and fantasy fiction and the authors H. P. Lovecraft and Neil Gaiman. Ernst Theodor Wilhelm Hoffmann (1776-1822), better known as E. T. A. Hoffmann, was a German Romantic author of fantasy and gothic horror. He was also a composer, music critic, draftsman and caricaturist. Hoffmann''s stories inspired several famous operatic composers including Richard Wagner, Jacques Offenbach and Léo Delibes. He is also the author of the novella ‘The Nutcracker and the Mouse King’, on which Tchaikovsky’s famous ballet, ‘The Nutcracker’ is based. The story also inspired the film ‘The Nutcracker and the Four Realms’ (2018), starring Keira Knightley, Morgan Freeman, Helen Mirren.

E.T.A. Hoffmann''s ''The Devil''s Elixir'' is a gothic, horror-fantasy novel inspired by Matthew Gregory Lewis''s novel ''The Monk''. Medardus is the son of a sinner and is raised in a monastery to atone for his father''s past. When Medardus succumbs to temptation, he is dragged into a deadly mystery that sees him travel to Rome, pursued by his murderous lookalike. At the Vatican in Rome, the monk''s only hope for salvation is the beautiful Aurelie but in order to finally discover the truth of the curse that haunts his family, Medardus must evade the sinister powers of the living and the dead. A must-read for fans of the TV adaptations of Umberto Eco''s ''The Name of the Rose'' or Rumer Godden''s ''Black Narcissus''. E.T.A Hoffmann was a German author of romance, fantasy, and gothic horror, and was highly influential on the Romantic Movement. He is perhaps best known for writing the novella ''The Nutcracker and the Mouse King'' which was the inspiration for Tchaikovsky''s ballet ''The Nutcracker''.

Klassiker der Weltliteratur! eBooks, die nie in Vergessenheit geraten sollten. Die Bergwerke zu Falun, eine Erzählung von E.T.A. Hoffmann aus dem Zyklus "Die Serapionsbrüder" von 1819. Das Buch handelt vom Leben des jungen Elis Fröbom, der seinen Beruf als Seefahrer aufgibt, um Bergarbeiter zu werden.

When Marie is gifted a nutcracker on Christmas Eve, the last thing she expects is for it to come alive. When she wakes to find a very mobile nutcracker engaged in a battle between her dolls, it becomes clear that there is more to this toy than meets the eye. The following day, Marie learns of his story and is plunged into the quest of lifting an evil curse. E.T.A Hoffmann''s fantasy novel has not only seized the attention of children worldwide for centuries but also famously inspired the Russian ballet ''The Nutcracker'' (1892). E.T.A Hoffmann (1776-1822) was a German writer, painter, and composer. His short stories are famed for their supernatural elements that often reveal things about human nature that perhaps would''ve been better remaining a secret. Dostoyevsky, Edgar Allen Poe, and Victor Hugo were all openly inspired by his vivid explorations of human character.

German authors that were geniuses of their time and continue to inspire us today. German literature is rich in beautifully crafted stories, especially from the eras of Sturm und Drang, Romanticism, and Realism. Certain German books are an excellent introduction not only to German literature but to German culture and the history of Germany too. This book contains: Sebastian Brandt The Ship of Fools E. T. A. Hoffmann Nutcracker and the King of Mice Friedrich Schiller The Robbers The Death of Wallenstein Turandot: The Chinese Sphinx Wilhelm Tell The Maid of Orleans The Thirty Years War Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe Faust The Sorrows of Young Werther Franz Kafka The Metamorphosis Unhappiness The Judgment Before the Law A Report to an Academy Jackals and Arabs A Country Doctor In the Penal Colony A Hunger Artist The Trial The Castle Amerika A Little Fable The Great Wall of China The Hunter Gracchus The Burrow Rainer Maria Rilke Letters To A Young Poet Presaging Autumn Silent Hour The Angels Solitude Kings In Legends The Knight The Boy Initiation The Neighbour Song of the Statue Maidens. I Maidens. II The Bride Autumnal Day Moonlight Night In April Memories of a Childhood Death The Ashantee Remembrance Music Maiden Melancholy Maidens at Confirmation The Woman Who Loves

A German author of fantasy and Gothic horror, E. T. A. Hoffmann wrote original and spine-chilling tales that highly influenced nineteenth-century literature, confirming his status as one of the major authors of the Romantic movement. His story ‘Das Fräulein von Scuder’ is often cited as the first detective story and his novella ‘The Nutcracker and the Mouse King’ went on to inspire Tchaikovsky''s celebrated ballet. Hoffmann was a pioneer of the fantasy genre, with a taste for the macabre combined with realism that influenced such authors as Poe, Gogol, Dickens, Baudelaire, Dostoevsky and Kafka. This eBook presents Hoffmann’s collected works, with numerous illustrations, rare texts appearing in digital print for the first time, informative introductions and the usual Delphi bonus material. (Version 1) * Beautifully illustrated with images relating to Hoffmann’s life and works * Concise introductions to the novels and other texts * 3 novels, with individual contents tables * Features a recent translation by Michael Haldane of the rare novel ‘Little Zaches’, appearing here for the first time in digital publishing * Images of how the books were first published, giving your eReader a taste of the original texts * Excellent formatting of the texts * Rare Gothic tales available in no other collection * Special chronological and alphabetical contents tables for the short stories * Easily locate the tales you want to read * Features three biographies – discover Hoffmann’s literary life * Ordering of texts into chronological order and genres Please visit www.delphiclassics.com to browse through our range of exciting titles CONTENTS: The Novels The Devil’s Elixirs (1815) Little Zaches (1819) Master Flea (1822) The Tales The Serapion Brethren (1819) Weird Tales (1885) Miscellaneous Tales The Short Stories List of Short Stories in Chronological Order List of Short Stories in Alphabetical Order The Biographies Introduction to Hoffmann (1885) by J. T. Bealby E. T. W. Hoffmann (1896) by Thomas Carlyle E. T. A. Hoffmann (1911) by John George Robertson Please visit www.delphiclassics.com to browse through our range of exciting titles or to purchase this eBook as a Parts Edition of individual eBooks

The Nutcracker and the Mouse King (German: Nussknacker und Mausekönig) is a story written in 1816 by E. T. A. Hoffmann in which young Marie Stahlbaum''s favorite Christmas toy, the Nutcracker, comes alive and, after defeating the evil Mouse King in battle, whisks her away to a magical kingdom populated by dolls. E.T.A. Hoffmann, original name Ernst Theodor Wilhelm Hoffmann (1776 — 1822), German writer, composer, and painter known for his stories in which supernatural and sinister characters move in and out of men''s lives, ironically revealing tragic or grotesque sides of human nature.

Illustrierte Ausgabe. Der Sandmann ist eine bekannte Erzählung der Schwarzen Romantik und wird häufig auch als Schauerroman beschrieben. Sie wurde 1816 von dem Schriftsteller E.T.A. Hoffmann geschrieben und als erste Erzählung in dem Zyklus Nachtstücke veröffentlicht. Die Erzählung wird sowohl durch mehrere Briefe, als auch den Erlebnisbericht eines Freundes erzählt, der das Schicksal der Hauptfigur der Erzählung Nathanael gut kennt. Bei dem Sandmann handelt es sich um ein literarisches Zeugnis der Schwarzen Romantik, das auch oft als Kunstmärchen oder Schauerroman bezeichnet wird. Die Erzählung handelt von dem Studenten Nathanael, der meint, den Advokaten Coppelius wiedergetroffen zu haben. Dieser habe während seiner Kindheit mit seinem Vater alchemistische Experimente durchgeführt, in deren Folge Nathanaels Vater gestorben ist. Aus diesem Grund verbindet Nathanael traumatische Erlebnisse mit Coppelius. Er glaubt, dass dieser die monströse Figur des Sandmanns ist, der den Kindern die Augen ausreißt. Seine Freundin Clara ist der Meinung, dass Nathanael seine Fantasie zügeln muss. Mehr und mehr verstrickt sich Nathanael jedoch in eine düstere Gedankenwelt, in der der Sandmann zurückgekommen ist, um ihn zu töten. Letztendlich begeht Nathanael Selbstmord und springt von einem Rathausturm.

E. T. A. Hoffmann is seen as a pioneer of both Romanticism and fantasy literature, and his novella, Mademoiselle de Scudéri: A Tale from the Times of Louis XIV is often cited as the first ever detective story. Hoffman''s story ''The Sandman'' provided both the inspiration for Léo Delibes''s ballet Coppélia, and the basis for a highly influential essay by Sigmund Freud, called ''The Uncanny''. Indeed, Freud referred to Hoffman as the "unrivalled master of the uncanny in literature." Many of the demonic and thriller stories, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.

This selection of Hoffmann''s finest short stories vividly demonstrates his intense imagination and preoccupation with the supernatural, placing him at the forefront of both surrealism and the modern horror genre. Suspense dominates tales such as Mademoiselle de Scudery, in which an apprentice goldsmith and a female novelist find themselves caught up in a series of jewel thefts and murders. In the sinister Sandman, a young man''s sanity is tormented by fears about a mysterious chemist, while in The Choosing of a Bride a greedy father preys on the weaknesses of his daughter''s suitors. Master of the bizarre, Hoffman creates a sinister and unsettling world combining love and madness, black humour and bewildering illusion.