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The Golden Pot and Other Tales

By: E.T.A. Hoffmann
Narrated by: John McDonough
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Hoffmann, among the greatest and most popular of the German Romantics, is renowned for his humorous and sometimes horrifying tales of supernatural beings. This selection, while stressing the variety of his work, focuses on those stories in which the real and the supernatural are brought into contact and conflict. This new translation includes The Golden Pot, The Sandman, Princess Brambilla, Master Flea, and My Cousin's Corner Window.

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©1992 Translation: Ritchie Robertson (P)2014 Recorded Books Classics Fiction Literature & Fiction Short Story Witty
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Der Sandmann is an enhancement of the children's fable of the sandman, a nefarious demon that steals the eyes of children. In Hoffmann' story, the mad scientist Dr Cornelius uses eyes to animate robots he builds. One of these machines, "mein bestes Automat", disrupts the love affair by wooing the protagonist from his true love.

Der Sandmann

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These stories are kind of like those of Gogol, and with John McDonagh's narration the overall production is very much like Peter Batchelor reading Gogol's Collected Stories.

If you came here for "The Nutcracker" and similarly festive stuff, turn around and find something with that up front in the title. These are weird, and the narrator leans in hard on that.

Listen to the sample and you'll know if you can handle it.

The narration is a lot and the stories are just as much

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Way overpriced audio book. Stories selected are boring.
I have several other Hoffman’s books - I wish I didn’t waste time and money on this one.

Poor selection — Not his best work

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