The Origin of the Treasury
The Introduction From the Publisher

The Nutcracker and the Mouse King
First Told By E.T.A. Hoffmann
Chapter I. Christmas Eve
Chapter II. The Gifts
Chapter III. The Favorite
Chapter IV. Wonders Upon Wonders
Chapter V. The Battle
Chapter VI. The Sickness
Chapter VII. The Story of the Hard Nut
Chapter VIII. The Story of the Hard Nut Continued
Chapter IX. Conclusion of the Story of the Hard Nut
Chapter X. The Uncle and the Nephew
Chapter XI. The Victory
Chapter XII. The Puppet Kingdom
Chapter XIII. The Capital
Chapter XIV. The Conclusion

The History of a Nutcracker
Retold By Alexandre Dumas
Chapter I: Godfather Drosselmayer
Chapter II: The Christmas Tree
Chapter III: The Little Man with the Wooden Cloak
Chapter IV: Wonderful Events
Chapter V: The Battle
Chapter VI: The Illness

The History of the Crackatook Nut and Princess Pirlipata (An Interlude)
Part I: How Princess Pirlipata Was Born, and How the Event Produced the Greatest Joy to Her Parents
Part II: How, In Spite of the Precautions Taken By the Queen, Dame Mousey Accomplishes Her Threat in Regard to Princess Pirlipata
Part III: How the Mechanician and the Astrologer Wander Over the Four Quarters of the World, and Discovered a Fifth, Without Finding the Crackatook Nut
Part IV: How, After Having Found the Crackatook Nut, the Mechanician and the Astrologer Find the Young Man Who is to Crack It
Part V. End of the History of Princess Pirlipata

The History of the Nutcracker (Resumed)
Chapter VII. The Uncle and the Nephew
Chapter VIII. The Duel
Chapter IX. The Kingdom of the Toys
Chapter X. The Journey
Conclusion

The Nutcracker
Adapted and Set to Music By Jane Kerley and Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Characters
Argument
Scene I: Miniature Overture
Scene II: Arab Lullaby
Scene III: The Candy Fairy
Scene IV: The Chinese Boy
Scene V: The Reed-Flutes
Scene VI: March
Scene VII: Waltz of the Flowers

Princess Pirlipantine and the Nutcracker
Translated, Mutilated, and Terminated By O. Eliphaz Keat
Chapter I: The Princess is Born
Chapter II. The Royal Banquet
Chapter III. Ehu Dappleblock Appears
Chapter IV. The Fate of the Princess
Chapter V. Concerning the Krakatuk
Chapter VI. Ehu and the Astronomer Set Out
Chapter VII. Ehu Discovers the Nut
Chapter VIII. Nikky Appears
Chapter IX. The Krakatuk Tournament
Chapter X. Nikky Crack the Nut
Chapter XI. What Happened Afterwards
Chapter XII. The Princess Again in Trouble
Chapter XIII. The Disastrous Banquet
Chapter XIV. Ehu Tries Again
Chapter XV. The Search for the Bangalu
Chapter XVI. Ehu Contrives
Chapter XVII. The Combat

From a dark short story to a whimsical Christmastime fantasy and eventually a famous ballet, E.T.A. Hoffmann's original The Nutcracker and the Mouse King has continued to prevail through the ages. Follow the tale of a beloved Christmas toy and his battles against the evil Mouse King from origin, to retelling, to adaptation and translation.

Bringing together one original story and three subsequent retellings, The Nutcracker Omnibus features the work of two influential storytellers-E.T.A Hoffman, who is recognized as a leading figure in German Romanticism and a pioneer of science fiction and fantasy; and Alexandre Dumas, who was one of the most universally read French authors and is known his extravagantly adventurous historical novels-as well as the renowned composer Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, whose work made him the first Russian composer to attract international acclaim; and a children's book author, O. Eliphaz Keat, whose only listed work is Princess Pirlipatine and the Nutcracker.