These tales are full of missed opportunities and strangled attempts at happiness then culminate in brief victory only to be cut short by a devastating event. The Entail is a creepy ghost story, set in a dilapidated castle with secret rooms, that plays on some Gothic themes such as mental illness and payment for “sins of the father.” However, where Hoffmann truly shines is in his favored genre of romantic tragedy.Doge and Dogaressa and The Mines at Falun are both stories of love cut short by misfortune. Ernst Theodor Wilhelm (Amadeus) Hoffmann may very well be the grandfather (or great-grandfather) of a number of fictional genres and this collection of his short stories provides a great overview of his work.Mademoiselle de Scudery is a classic murder mystery with plot twists, false heros and a surprise ending.
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