Weird Tales, Volume 1

E. T. A. Hoffmann (1776 - 1822)
Translated by J. T. Bealby (1858 - 1944)

These stories form the first volume of the renowned Tales of Hoffman. They are fantasies with hints of the supernatural—quintessential Romanticism. Writers of the Romantic period typically seek to lift the spirit to awe, wonder, love, horror, or other extremes of emotion. Hoffmann is drawn to such experiences, particularly as they relate to the creative process. Although he occasionally arouses them in the reader, he more often examines them critically or, in the case of hysterical excesses, especially infatuation, satirizes them. - Summary by T. A. Copeland

Genre(s): Literary Fiction, Romance, Fantasy Fiction

Language: English

Section Chapter Reader Time
Play 01 The Cremona Violin, Part 1 Thomas A. Copeland
00:43:22
Play 02 The Cremona Violin, Part 2 Thomas A. Copeland
00:21:01
Play 03 The Fermata Thomas A. Copeland
00:53:46
Play 04 Signor Formica, Part 1 Thomas A. Copeland
00:32:53
Play 05 Signor Formica, Part 2 Thomas A. Copeland
00:46:37
Play 06 Signor Formica, Part 3 Thomas A. Copeland
00:33:08
Play 07 Signor Formica, Part 4 Thomas A. Copeland
00:34:28
Play 08 Signor Formica, Part 5 Thomas A. Copeland
00:39:39
Play 09 Signor Formica, Part 6 Thomas A. Copeland
00:32:49
Play 10 The Sand-man, Part 1 Thomas A. Copeland
00:51:36
Play 11 The Sand-man, Part 2 Thomas A. Copeland
00:45:04
Play 12 The Entail, Part 1 Thomas A. Copeland
00:59:17
Play 13 The Entail, Part 2 Thomas A. Copeland
00:50:54
Play 14 The Entail, Part 3 Thomas A. Copeland
00:49:02
Play 15 The Entail, Part 4 Thomas A. Copeland
00:51:33
Play 16 Arthur's Hall, Part 1 Thomas A. Copeland
00:39:14
Play 17 Arthur's Hall, Part 2 Thomas A. Copeland
00:38:08