The Devil's Elixirs by E T A Hoffmann
The son of a heinous sinner, Medardus is brought up in a monastery to atone for his father's wicked ways. However, after succumbing to temptation, Medardus himself is lured into a life of sin. A labyrinthine plot sees him embarking on a fantastical journey into the world, meeting his doppelganger.-
Humiliated and Insulted
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Decameron
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Selected Letters
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Peter Schlemihl
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The Diaries of Adam and Eve
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A Strange Manuscript Found in a Copper Cylinder
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Ladies' Delight
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Memoirs of a Good-for-nothing
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Lars Porsena, or the Future of Swearing
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Sonnets
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Gulliver's Travels
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Histoires Naturelles
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Impressions of Africa
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Fosca
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The Woman in the Case and Other Stories
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The Dictionary of Received Ideas
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Struggle for Life
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My Father Joseph Conrad
E.T.A. Hoffmann (1776-1822) was a composer, caricaturist, critic and author. His work, often bizarre and grotesque, was hugely influential on writers such as Dostoevsky, Kafka and Poe.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781847490841 |
| ISBN 10 | 1847490840 |
| Title | The Devil's Elixirs |
| Author | E T A Hoffmann |
| Series | Oneworld Classics Ser |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Alma Books Ltd |
| Year published | 2009-02-01 |
| Number of pages | 288 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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