Every Christmas Eve, mysterious Godfather Drosselmeier brings Marie Stahlbaum and. Look for more titles in the HarperPerennial Classics collecti on to build your digital library. A retelling breathes new life into E.T.A. HarperPerennial Classics brings great works of literature to life in digital format, upholding the highest standards in ebook production and celebrating reading in all its forms. Though the ballet was not immediately a success, it has become immensely popular since the late 1960s and is performed every year during the holidays by ballet companies around the world. It has been adapted numerous times, most notably for the ballet scored by Pyotr Ilyich Tchikovsky in 1892. Hoffman’s timeless and whimsical tale has become a Christmas classic since it was first published in 1816. Under the cover of darkness, the Nutcracker comes to life, along with an evil Mouse King with seven heads, introducing Marie to the magical world of toys, and the brave Nutcracker who will change her life forever.Į. Hoffmanns classic children’s tale is adapted by Brian Sibley (who also dramatized The Lord of the Rings and The Chronicles of Narnia for radio). On Christmas Eve, Marie finds a Nutcracker doll among the family’s gifts and is charged by her parents to take special care of it. Hoffmanns The Nutcracker: A Summary and Literary Analysis of the Dark Fairy Tale. Led by the Nutcracker, they rush into battle with an army of mice who emerge from beneath the floorboards including the seven-headed Mouse King.
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