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Original Title: "Nussknacker und Mausekönig".
The story was originally published in 1816 as part of a collection of children's fairy tales titled "Kindermarchen".

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First Sentence edit see section history

On Christmas Eve, Marie and her little brother Fritz sat together in a small back room while their parents were busy in the front parlor.

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This is book 388 of 986 in 1001 Children's Books You Must Read Before You Grow Up. (authoritative list)

Preceded by The Swiss Family Robinson, and followed by The Pied Piper of Hamelin.

Authors & Contributors edit see section history

  1. E. T. A. Hoffmann (Author)

Other Contributors:

  1. Gennady Spirin (Illustrator)
  2. Ralph Manheim (Translator) - English
  3. Major Alexander Ewing (Translator) - English
  4. Carter Goodrich (Illustrator)
  5. Andrea C. Madden (Translator) - English
  6. Aliana Brodmann (Translator) - English
  7. Roberto Innocenti (Illustrator)
  8. Maurice Sendak (Illustrator)
  9. Mizuhito Kanehara (Translator) - Japanese
  10. Irina Tatarinova (Translator) - Russian
  11. Mrs. Saint Simon (Translator) - English
  12. Albert H. Jocelyn (Illustrator)
  13. Louise F. Encking (Translator) - English
  14. Emma L. Brock (Illustrator)
  15. Lucie Müllerová (Illustrator)
  16. Marija Lucija Stupica (Illustrator)
  17. Adrienne Segur (Illustrator)
  18. Monika Wurmdobler (Illustrator)
  19. Ulrike Mühlhoff (Illustrator)
  20. Valeriy Alfaeevkiy (Illustrator)

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Original Language: German
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Publication Date: 1816
ISBN: N/A
Page Count: 120

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