# The Nutcracker

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- Book: [The Nutcracker](https://www.bookquiver.com/don-daily/the-nutcracker) ([The Nutcracker.md](https://www.bookquiver.com/don-daily/the-nutcracker.md))
- Authors: [Don Daily](https://www.bookquiver.com/don-daily), [E.T.A. Hoffmann](https://www.bookquiver.com/eta-hoffmann)
- Publisher: penguin_classics
- ISBN: 978-01-4312-250-0
- Pages: 96
- Published: 2014-11-06
- Language: en_GB
- Binding: Hardcover

## Description

Written in 1816 by the German Romantic E. T. A. Hoffmann for his children, nephews and nieces, The Nutcracker captures better than any other story a child's wonder at Christmas. Since its publication, it has inspired hundreds of artists and adaptations, most notably the legendary ballet scored by Tchaikovsky. Today, the story - and its enchanting images of sugar plums and nutcrackers, mistletoe and the Kingdom of the Dolls - continues to cast its fantastical spell on readers of all ages.