The Elementary Spirit
`The Elementary Spirit` (1844) was written by the German Romantic author E. T. A. Hoffmann, most famous for his novella `The Nutcracker and the Mouse King' (1816) which inspired Tchaikovsky's `The Nutcracker'.
When Prussian lieutenant, colonel Albert von B. rides from Liège to Aachen, a chance encounter with Paul Talkebarth leads him to a mysterious country house where his best friend lies ill. But not everything or everyone are as they seem, and beset by strange dreams and apparitions, Albert is faced with a battle for his soul.
`The Elementary Spirit' is from Hoffmann's `Later Works'. This classic short story is 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.
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When Prussian lieutenant, colonel Albert von B. rides from Liège to Aachen, a chance encounter with Paul Talkebarth leads him to a mysterious country house where his best friend lies ill. But not everything or everyone are as they seem, and beset by strange dreams and apparitions, Albert is faced with a battle for his soul.
`The Elementary Spirit' is from Hoffmann's `Later Works'. This classic short story is 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.
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