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Eight of Hoffmann’s best and best-known tales are retold in this collection —among them "Mademoiselle de Scudery,’’ "Doge and Dogeressa," and "The Sandman," which forms the basis for the first half of Offenbach’s opera. Introduction Mademoiselle de Scudery The Sandman The Artushof Councillor Krespel The Entail Doge and Dogaressa The Mines at Falun The Choosing of the Bride