Master Johannes Wacht
`Master Martin, The Cooper, and His Journal' (1885) is a `weird tale' 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 ballet `The Nutcracker'.
Johannes Wacht is orphaned at an early age and taken in by the town council's master craftsman. But the carpenter's death sends Johannes on a journey to Bamberg and a new life.
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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Johannes Wacht is orphaned at an early age and taken in by the town council's master craftsman. But the carpenter's death sends Johannes on a journey to Bamberg and a new life.
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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