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Historical FantasyClassic FantasyFairy Tales & Folklore

The Nutcracker and the King of Mice

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  • 1853 first published
  • 123 pages
  • 58 editions
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The Nutcracker and the King of Mice is an 1853 historical fantasy and classic fantasy novella by E. T. A. Hoffmann. Readers will find themes of fairy tales, ballets, description and travel and christmas.

7 Open Library readers have it on their want-to-read list. It has been published in 58 editions across 4 languages.

It runs to roughly 123 pages — 2–3 hours of reading at an average pace.

About The Nutcracker and the King of Mice

Young Marie Stahlbaum falls in love with the handsome nutcracker Godfather Drosselmeier gives her family as a Christmas gift, and has adventures with him as he faces the monstrous, seven-headed Mouse King.
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Themes, setting & tropes

Genres

Subjects

  • Fairy tales
  • Ballets
  • Stories, plots
  • Children's fiction
  • Classic Literature
  • Khoikhoi, African people
  • Description and travel
  • Children's stories, German
  • Christmas stories
  • Christmas
  • Historical fantasy
  • Alice, Fictitious character : carroll
  • Monologues with music, Piano, 4 hands
  • Texts

Quick answers

Who wrote The Nutcracker and the King of Mice?

The Nutcracker and the King of Mice was written by E. T. A. Hoffmann and first published in 1853.

What genre is The Nutcracker and the King of Mice?

It is usually shelved as Historical Fantasy, Classic Fantasy and Fairy Tales & Folklore.

How long is The Nutcracker and the King of Mice?

The median edition has 123 pages, about 2–3 hours of reading at 250 words per minute.

What books are similar to The Nutcracker and the King of Mice?

Readers who like it often enjoy The king of the Golden River; or, The black brothers, The Legend of Sleepy Hollow and The Wonderful Wizard of Oz.

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