The Nutcracker and the Mouse King

Name: The Nutcracker and the Mouse King
Brand: Dreamscape Media
Availability: InStock
Rating: 4 (1 reviews)
Author: E. T. A. Hoffmann
ISBN: 9781666530285

Author: E. T. A. Hoffmann

Narrator: Full Cast

Unabridged: 2 hr 40 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Dreamscape Media

Published: 11/18/2021

Categories: Fiction, Classic, Fairy Tales & Legends, Seasonal Fiction

Synopsis

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 Nutcracker whisks her away to a magical kingdom populated by dolls.

About E. T. A. Hoffmann

Ernst Theodor Amadeus Hoffmann (commonly abbreviated as E. T. A. Hoffmann) (1776-1822) was a Prussian Romantic author of fantasy and Gothic horror, a jurist, composer, music critic, draftsman and caricaturist. His stories form the basis of Jacques Offenbach's famous opera The Tales of Hoffmann, in which Hoffmann appears (heavily fictionalized) as the hero. He is also the author of the novella The Nutcracker and the Mouse King, on which Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky's ballet The Nutcracker is based.

About Full Cast

A diverse cast of individuals worked together to achieve the brilliant sound and performances contained in this audiobook.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Vit on December 21, 2023

When I was a little boy I had a set of a dozen postcards titled The Nutcracker and the Mouse King but I had no fairy tale. When I perused the cards I imagined what a mysterious tale it must be. I read the story first time in my twenties when E. T. A. Hoffmann already became one of my favourite write......more

Goodreads review by Ruby on December 29, 2019

This is a wonderful, magical tale which I regret not having read as a child.......more

Goodreads review by Paul on December 12, 2024

The Nutcracker Ballet Suite, composed in 1892 by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, has become an indispensable part of Christmas celebrations all over the world. Many people who would be skeptical about attending an actual live performance by a ballet company nonetheless look forward to firing up their down......more

Goodreads review by [ J o ] on January 26, 2023

Translations are, as a rule, pretty bad. I feel like this translation did not do the original story justice at all and a lot of the magic had seeped through the cracks as a result. The story itself has dark layers to it that the ballet does not possess. It has a rather disjointed flow to it and alto......more

Goodreads review by Gavin on January 02, 2021

What a truly imaginative and festive little classic! A timeless story I had never actually read before, but was so charmed by the imagination of E.T.A. Hoffman, as a young girl called Marie witnesses toys coming to life at the stroke of midnight, including a Nutcracker. The Nutcracker is in battle w......more