EIGHT TALES OF HOFFMANN. Newly Translated, with an Introduction, by J.M. Cohen.
London: Pan Books, [1952]. First Paperback Edition (& 1st printing). Paperback. Small octavo, original pictorial wrappers (paperback format). [223] pp. Issued as Pan Books No. 198. (No Price). Fine, crisp and flat, looks unread but there is the possibility of a near invisible vertical spine crease but the more I look at it the less I see it... In any event, a brilliant copy. Fine. Item #312962
¶ Collects eight tales, here newly translated from the German, with a New Introduction by the editor:
Introduction (Eight Tales of Hoffmann) • essay by J. M. Cohen
The Lost Reflection • novelette by E. T. A. Hoffmann (trans. of Die Abenteuer der Silvester-Nacht 1815)
The Sandman • novelette by E. T. A. Hoffmann (trans. of Der Sandmann 1816)
The Jesuit Church at Glogau • short story by E. T. A. Hoffmann (trans. of Die Jesuiterkirche in G. 1817)
The Deserted House • novelette by E. T. A. Hoffmann (trans. of Das öde Haus? 1817)
Councillor Krespel • novelette by E. T. A. Hoffmann (trans. of Rath Krespel 1818)
The Mines of Falun • novelette by E. T. A. Hoffmann (trans. of Die Bergwerke zu Falun 1819)
A Ghost Story • short story by E. T. A. Hoffmann (trans. of Eine Spukgeschichte 1819)
Gambler's Luck • novelette by E. T. A. Hoffmann (trans. of Spielerglück? 1819).
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