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The Nutcracker Treasury | Mint Editions

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Follow the tale of a beloved Christmas toy and his battles against the evil Mouse King from origin, to retelling, to adaptation and translation in The Nutcracker Treasury. Containing four major versions of the work, The Nutcracker Treasury features the original tale by E.T.A. Hoffman, The Nutcracker and the Mouse King (1816); the retelling, The History of a Nutcracker(1847) by Alexandre Dumas; the adaptation for stage, The Magic Nutcracker (1925); and a self-proclaimed, "translation, mutilation, and termination," Princess Pirlipatine and the Nutcracker (1919) by O. Eliphaz Keat. Professionally typeset with a beautifully designed cover, this exclusive edition of The Nutcracker Treasury is a classic Christmas tale, reimagined for modern readers.

sdbruening

The Nutcracker Treasury | Mint Editions

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I think the original ETA Hoffmann was the best of all the versions. There were many typos in here, so it was not edited very well. Dumas‘ version started off with more religious overtones and changes the names of the children. It doesn‘t even say who did the play that was set to Tchaikovsky‘s music, but it was very awkwardly written. The only cute thing was that the Waltz of the Flowers was turned into a love song between Marie and Prince Charming

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DGRachel

The Nutcracker Treasury | Mint Editions

It feels a little weird to be starting this in October, but it‘s the book I won from September‘s LibraryThing Early Reviewers batch. I‘m crap at keeping up with NetGalley, but I‘m at 100% with LT and I try to get through them within 30 days, so…The Nutcracker in October, it is. 🤷🏻‍♀️

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