The story that inspired the Tchaikovsky ballet is a magical tale of one little girl's decent into a dream-like world where the diabolical Mouse King rules Full of magic and childish wonder, this coming-of-age novella has something for everyone:...
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The story that inspired the Tchaikovsky ballet is a magical tale of one little girl's decent into a dream-like world where the diabolical Mouse King rules Full of magic and childish wonder, this coming-of-age novella has something for everyone: beautiful dolls, ferocious battles, and dark undertones. Younger readers will be enchanted by this children's classic, while older readers will be intrigued to discover the background to the famous ballet libretto. It is Christmas Eve and little Marie has tired of her new presents, happily playing with a nutcracker instead. So when her brother Fritz
""Cover""; ""Title Page""; ""Contents""; ""foreword""; ""chapter one: christmas eve""; ""chapter two: the gifts""; ""chapter three: the favourite""; ""chapter four: wonders upon wonders""; ""chapter five: the battle""; ""chapter six: the sickness""; ""chapter seven: the story of the hard nut""; ""chapter eight: the story of the hard nut continued""; ""chapter nine: conclusion of the story of the hard nut""; ""chapter ten: the uncle and nephew""; ""chapter eleven: the victor""; ""chapter twelve: the puppet kingdom""; ""chapter thirteen: the capital""; ""chapter fourteen: the conclusion""