"Specimens of German Romance; Vol. II. Master Flea" by E. T. A. Hoffmann, is a captivating story that pulls you into the quirky world of Mr. Peregrine Tyss, a 36-year-old man with the joyous heart of a child, especially around Christmas time. As he wanders through a strange and magical reality, the story looks at big ideas like love, secret desires, and finding yourself, mixing human feelings with amazing, dreamlike experiences. At the beginning, we see Peregrine's unusual life, where Christmas is celebrated with the same excitement as when he was a child. But as he thinks about his lonely life and his shyness around women, a hidden sadness peeks through, hinting at romantic stories. The story takes a sharp turn When a strange woman named Alina shows up, starting a string of surprising adventures. With hints of magic and destiny, the story’s beginning sets the stage for a complex plot, inviting readers into a world where real feelings and fantasy crash together.
Specimens of German Romance; Vol. II. Master Flea
By E. T. A. (Ernst Theodor Amadeus) Hoffmann
Celebrate an eternal Christmas with a childlike bachelor whose world turns upside down when a mysterious woman arrives, bringing magic and unexpected adventures along with her.
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About the AuthorErnst Theodor Amadeus Hoffmann was a German Romantic author of fantasy and Gothic horror, a jurist, composer, music critic and artist. His stories form the basis of Jacques Offenbach's opera The Tales of Hoffmann, in which Hoffmann appears as the hero. He is also the author of the novella The Nutcracker and the Mouse King, on which Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky's ballet The Nutcracker is based. The ballet Coppélia is based on two other stories that Hoffmann wrote, while Schumann's Kreisleriana is based on Hoffmann's character Johannes Kreisler.
Ernst Theodor Amadeus Hoffmann was a German Romantic author of fantasy and Gothic horror, a jurist, composer, music critic and artist. His stories form the basis of Jacques Offenbach's opera The Tales of Hoffmann, in which Hoffmann appears as the hero. He is also the author of the novella The Nutcracker and the Mouse King, on which Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky's ballet The Nutcracker is based. The ballet Coppélia is based on two other stories that Hoffmann wrote, while Schumann's Kreisleriana is based on Hoffmann's character Johannes Kreisler.
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