Nutcracker and Mouse King
E. T. A. Hoffmann
Read by Sandra Cullum
The original story of the Nutcracker, weird and wonderful by one of the masters of horror and weirdness. Summary by Sandra Cullum. (2 hr 49 min)
Chapters
Christmas Eve | 6:41 | Read by Sandra Cullum |
The Gifts | 9:04 | Read by Sandra Cullum |
The Favorite | 8:50 | Read by Sandra Cullum |
Wonders Upon Wonders | 18:47 | Read by Sandra Cullum |
The Battle | 9:54 | Read by Sandra Cullum |
The Sickness | 10:08 | Read by Sandra Cullum |
The Story of the Hard Nut | 14:23 | Read by Sandra Cullum |
The Story of the Hard Nut Conitnued | 11:11 | Read by Sandra Cullum |
Conclusion of the Story of the Hard Nut | 17:31 | Read by Sandra Cullum |
The Uncle and Nephew | 7:27 | Read by Sandra Cullum |
The Victory | 16:24 | Read by Sandra Cullum |
The Puppet Kingdom | 10:12 | Read by Sandra Cullum |
The Capital | 16:49 | Read by Sandra Cullum |
The Conclusion | 12:26 | Read by Sandra Cullum |
Reviews
Charming and Unexpected
LT
I had only known the Nutcracker story through watching the ballet. I was interested in reading/listening to the source, which went into much more detail about the battle between the Nutcracker and Mouse King. The reader did an excellent job, adding to the charm of this delightful fairy tale.
Better than the play!
Esther Thornbrook
Wow! I didn’t know that the nutcracker play came from a story written before it. I love the back story of the Prince Nutcracker and how he was brought to the present day of the story. Great reader! Thanks so much!
Odd, Macobra tale.
EmJ
if you like Alice in Wonderland you will LOVE this tale. If you are looking for a little tike's' sweet Ballet story, know that "The Nutcracker" has been simplified and made more "Merry"
Great read
anonymous
I do the ballet and it was fun to hear the story in more depth.
Cute classic
A LibriVox Listener
Adorable tale with beautiful imagery and clever writing. Wonderful tale that is worth reading twice
amazing
Misaki Tyler
I love Hoffmann so much, he is an amazing storyteller, also it's an amazing rreading
A Beautiful Story
Neko
A lovely tale with beautiful descriptions! The reader does a good job narrating!
A LibriVox Listener
I really enjoyed this story! the narrator did a great job!