Description
| Author/Contributor(s): | Hoffmann, E. T. A.; Neugroschel, Joachim |
| Publisher: | Penguin Classics |
| Date: | 10/8/2014 |
| Binding: | Hardcover |
| Condition: | NEW |
One of six beloved Christmas classics in collectible hardcover editions
Written in 1816 by one of the leaders of German Romanticism for his children, nephews, and nieces, The Nutcracker capturesbetter than any other story a child’s wonder at Christmas. The gift of ahandsomely decorated nutcracker from a mysterious uncle sets the stagefor a Christmas Eve like no other for the little girl Marie. That night,Marie’s extraordinary present comes to life, defends her from thetaunting Mouse King, and whisks her off to the Kingdom of Dolls. Theinspiration for the classic ballet, E. T. A. Hoffmann’s irresistibletale of magic and childhood adventure continues to captivate readers ofall ages. Today, many of the most enchanting symbols of Christmas, fromnutcrackers to sugar plums to mistletoe, are still imbued with the powerof this story.
Penguin Christmas Classics
Give the gift of literature this Christmas.
PenguinChristmas Classics honor the power of literature to keep on givingthrough the ages. The six volumes in the series are not only our mostbeloved Christmas tales, they also have given us much of what we loveabout the holiday itself. A Christmas Carol revived in VictorianEngland such Christmas hallmarks as the Christmas tree, holiday cards,and caroling. The Yuletide yarns of Anthony Trollope popularizedthroughout the British Empire and around the world the trappings ofChristmas in London. The Life and Adventures of Santa Claus created the origin story for the presiding spirit of Christmas as we know it. The holiday tales of Louisa May Alcott shaped theideal of an American Christmas. The Night Before Christmas brought forth some of our earliest Christmas traditions as passed down through folk tales. And The Nutcracker inspired the most famous ballet in history, one seen by millions in the twilight of every year.
Beautifullydesigned hardcovers—with foil-stamped jackets, decorative endpapers, andnameplates for personalization—in a small trim size thatmakes them perfect stocking stuffers, Penguin Christmas Classics embodythe spirit of giving that is at the heart of our most time-honoredstories about the holiday.
Collect all six Penguin Christmas Classics:
A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens
Christmas at Thompson Hall: And Other Christmas Stories by Anthony Trollope
The Life and Adventures of Santa Claus by L. Frank Baum
A Merry Christmas: And Other Christmas Stories by Louisa May Alcott
The Night Before Christmas by Nikolai Gogol
The Nutcracker by E. T. A. Hoffmann
For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.
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