E. T. A Hoffmann
Author
Publisher
Duke Classics
Language
English
Description
German writer E.T.A. Hoffmann is known as the master of uncanny and supernatural tales. In the novella The Devil's Elixir, Hoffmann recounts the creepy exploits of a monk who is driven to the brink of madness by a mysterious substance—and a mysterious, possibly demonic figure who bears a striking resemblance to the monk himself.
2) Weird Tales
Author
Publisher
Duke Classics
Language
English
Description
E.T.A. Hoffmann was a gifted German author and composer whose most well-known work was a fantasy tale entitled The Nutcracker and the Mouse King, which inspired Tchaikovsky's famous ballet. Hoffmann also wrote dozens of tales dealing with the uncanny and the supernatural; this collection brings together a group of his most spine-chilling short works.