<p><b>Follow the tale of a beloved Christmas toy and his battles against the evil Mouse King from origin, to retelling, to adaptation and translation in <i>The Nutcracker Treasury</i>.</b> </p><p>Containing four major versions of the work, <i>The Nutcracker Treasury</i> features the original tale by E.T.A. Hoffman, <i>The Nutcracker and the Mouse King</i> (1816); the retelling, <i>The History of a Nutcracker</i> (1847) by Alexandre Dumas; the adaptation for stage, <i>The Magic Nutcracker</i> (1925); and a self-proclaimed, “translation, mutilation, and termination,” <i>Princess Pirlipatine and the Nutcracker</i> (1919) by O. Eliphaz Keat. </p><p>Professionally typeset with a beautifully designed cover, this exclusive edition of <i>The Nutcracker Treasury</i> is a classic Christmas tale, reimagined for modern readers.</p>