Penguin Classics Nutcracker and Mouse King and the Tale of the Nutcracker, (Paperback)

from lycomayflower

Nutcracker and Mouse King: I've seen the Nutcracker ballet several times, but this was my first experience with the novella that originates the tale. Iiii think I'll stick with the ballet. What a load of tedious nonsense. And the translation so often fell with a clang, especially in the dialogue....

from crashmyparty

I know that The Nutcracker is a 'Christmas classic' but I was not entirely sold on it. Maybe I was introduced to it too old, without a knowledge of the ballet or the story itself. I did, however, prefer Dumas' retelling over Hoffman's original as I felt it flowed better and was easier to grasp - ...

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Penguin was able to turn the short classic Nutcracker and Mouse King (1816) into a standalone volume by adding a scholarly Introduction, and a later re-telling The Tale of the Nutcracker by Dumas (of Three Musketeers fame) which composes half the book. Most importantly the translations are new, a...

from capiam1234

It's always fascinating to find the true story behind a tradition. I've always wondered where the nutcrackers story came from and why the ballet was always so popular. I never in my mind thought that it originated from a fairy tale, nor that one of my favorite authors, Dumas, had written his own ...