{"product_id":"the-nutcracker-paperback-3","title":"The Nutcracker - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eE.T.A. Hoffman's classic children's tale, \u003ci\u003eThe Nutcracker, \u003c\/i\u003e is perhaps best known as the basis for Russian composer Tchaikovsky's extraordinarily popular ballet, composed in 1892 and performed throughout the world every year at holiday time.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis original tale, written in 1816, tells the story of a seven year old girl, Marie Stahlbaum, and her favorite Christmas toy, a Nutcracker, who comes alive and, defeats the evil Mouse King in battle, and then whisks Marie away to a magical kingdom which is populated by dolls. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn this dark, magical mystery that surrounds a story within a story, we meet Godpapa Drosselmeier, who was once the royal court's inventor. He tells Marie about the trickery of Dame Mouserink, the Queen of Mice. She was a vengeful queen who cast a curse on an innocent princess which forced Drosselmeier to undertake a very difficult task in order to break the spell. This caused a rivalry between the Nutcracker and the seven-headed Mouse-King - Dame Mouserink's son - a conflict that only Marie can help resolve. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOne of the world's greatest fantasy writers and one of the major authors of the Romantic movement, Ernst Theodor Amadeus Hoffmann (1776-1822) created extraordinary works of poetry, fantasy and supernatural fiction. He was also a jurist, composer, music critic and artist. His stories highly influenced 19th century literature.","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":68319762219231,"sku":"9781722504588","price":16.15,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/p6aF805GIL9781722504588.webp?v=1793130630","url":"https:\/\/blackandbarhe.com\/products\/the-nutcracker-paperback-3","provider":"Black \u0026 Barhe Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}