num_pages: 192
description: The original stories behind everyone's favorite Christmas ballet  It wasn't until the 1950s that seeing The Nutcracker at Christmastime became an American tradition. But the story itself is much older and its original intent more complex. This eye-opening new volume presents two of the tale's earliest versions, both in new translations: E.T.A. Hoffmann's Nutcracker and Mouse King (1816), in which a young girl is whisked away to the Land of Toys to help her animated nutcracker defeat the Mouse King, and Alexandre Dumas's 1845 adaptation, The Tale of the Nutcracker, based on Hoffmann's popular work. Irresistible tales of magic, mystery, and childhood adventure, these timeless delights and fresh interpretations about the importance of imagination will captivate readers of all ages.
language: English
title: Nutcracker and Mouse King / The Tale of the Nutcracker
titlecomplete: Nutcracker and Mouse King / The Tale of the Nutcracker
genres: Fiction, Holiday, Classics, German Literature, Childrens, Picture Books, Fairy Tales, Christmas, Fantasy, Short Stories
ratings_count: 20104
places: Germany
publisher: Penguin Classics