Hoffmann, among the greatest and most popular of the German Romantics, is renowned for his humorous and sometimes horrifying tales of supernatural beings. This selection, while stressing the variety of his work, focuses on those stories in which the real and the supernatural are brought into contact and conflict. This new translation includesáThe Golden Pot, The Sandman, Princess Brambilla, Master Flea,andáMy Cousin's Corner Window.