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The Golden Pot and Other Tales

by E.T.A. Hoffmann · 1992

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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 contact and conflict. This new translation includes The Golden Pot, The Sandman, Princess Brambilla, Master Flea, and My Cousin's Corner Window.

Genre
fantasyfairy talehorror
Setting
Germany
Audience
adult
Length
long · 401 pages
Form
short stories

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