{"product_id":"the-nutcracker-treasury-9781513201191","title":"The Nutcracker Treasury","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFollow the tale of a beloved Christmas toy and his battles against the evil Mouse King from origin, to retelling, to adaptation and translation in \u003ci\u003eThe Nutcracker Treasury\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eContaining four major versions of the work, \u003ci\u003eThe Nutcracker Treasury\u003c\/i\u003e features the original tale by E.T.A. Hoffman, \u003ci\u003eThe Nutcracker and the Mouse King\u003c\/i\u003e (1816); the retelling, \u003ci\u003eThe History of a Nutcracker\u003c\/i\u003e (1847) by Alexandre Dumas; the adaptation for stage, \u003ci\u003eThe Magic Nutcracker\u003c\/i\u003e (1925); and a self-proclaimed, “translation, mutilation, and termination,” \u003ci\u003ePrincess Pirlipatine and the Nutcracker\u003c\/i\u003e (1919) by O. Eliphaz Keat. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eProfessionally typeset with a beautifully designed cover, this exclusive edition of \u003ci\u003eThe Nutcracker Treasury\u003c\/i\u003e is a classic Christmas tale, reimagined for modern readers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Origin of the Treasury\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Introduction From the Publisher\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Nutcracker and the Mouse King\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eFirst Told By E.T.A. Hoffmann\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003eChapter I. Christmas Eve \u003cbr\u003eChapter II. The Gifts \u003cbr\u003eChapter III. The Favorite \u003cbr\u003eChapter IV. Wonders Upon Wonders \u003cbr\u003eChapter V. The Battle \u003cbr\u003eChapter VI. The Sickness \u003cbr\u003eChapter VII. The Story of the Hard Nut \u003cbr\u003eChapter VIII. The Story of the Hard Nut Continued \u003cbr\u003eChapter IX. Conclusion of the Story of the Hard Nut \u003cbr\u003eChapter X. The Uncle and the Nephew \u003cbr\u003eChapter XI. The Victory \u003cbr\u003eChapter XII. The Puppet Kingdom \u003cbr\u003eChapter XIII. The Capital \u003cbr\u003eChapter XIV. The Conclusion \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe History of a Nutcracker\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eRetold By Alexandre Dumas\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003eChapter I: Godfather Drosselmayer \u003cbr\u003eChapter II: The Christmas Tree \u003cbr\u003eChapter III: The Little Man with the Wooden Cloak \u003cbr\u003eChapter IV: Wonderful Events \u003cbr\u003eChapter V: The Battle \u003cbr\u003eChapter VI: The Illness \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe History of the Crackatook Nut and Princess Pirlipata (An Interlude)\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003ePart I: How Princess Pirlipata Was Born, and How the Event Produced the Greatest Joy to Her Parents \u003cbr\u003ePart II: How, In Spite of the Precautions Taken By the Queen, Dame Mousey Accomplishes Her Threat in Regard to Princess Pirlipata \u003cbr\u003ePart III: How the Mechanician and the Astrologer Wander Over the Four Quarters of the World, and Discovered a Fifth, Without Finding the Crackatook Nut \u003cbr\u003ePart IV: How, After Having Found the Crackatook Nut, the Mechanician and the Astrologer Find the Young Man Who is to Crack It \u003cbr\u003ePart V. End of the History of Princess Pirlipata \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe History of the Nutcracker (Resumed)\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003eChapter VII. The Uncle and the Nephew \u003cbr\u003eChapter VIII. The Duel \u003cbr\u003eChapter IX. The Kingdom of the Toys \u003cbr\u003eChapter X. The Journey \u003cbr\u003eConclusion \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Nutcracker\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAdapted and Set to Music By Jane Kerley and  Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003eCharacters \u003cbr\u003eArgument \u003cbr\u003eScene I: Miniature Overture \u003cbr\u003eScene II: Arab Lullaby \u003cbr\u003eScene III: The Candy Fairy \u003cbr\u003eScene IV: The Chinese Boy \u003cbr\u003eScene V: The Reed-Flutes \u003cbr\u003eScene VI: March \u003cbr\u003eScene VII: Waltz of the Flowers \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePrincess Pirlipantine and the Nutcracker\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eTranslated, Mutilated, and Terminated By O. Eliphaz Keat\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003eChapter I: The Princess is Born \u003cbr\u003eChapter II. The Royal Banquet \u003cbr\u003eChapter III. Ehu Dappleblock Appears \u003cbr\u003eChapter IV. The Fate of the Princess \u003cbr\u003eChapter V. Concerning the Krakatuk \u003cbr\u003eChapter VI. Ehu and the Astronomer Set Out \u003cbr\u003eChapter VII. Ehu Discovers the Nut \u003cbr\u003eChapter VIII. Nikky Appears \u003cbr\u003eChapter IX. The Krakatuk Tournament \u003cbr\u003eChapter X. Nikky Crack the Nut \u003cbr\u003eChapter XI. What Happened Afterwards \u003cbr\u003eChapter XII. The Princess Again in Trouble \u003cbr\u003eChapter XIII. The Disastrous Banquet \u003cbr\u003eChapter XIV. Ehu Tries Again \u003cbr\u003eChapter XV. The Search for the Bangalu \u003cbr\u003eChapter XVI. Ehu Contrives \u003cbr\u003eChapter XVII. 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