Quote of the day
Bring me men to match my mountains,
Bring me men to match my plains,
Men with empires in their purpose,
And new eras in their brains.
E. T. A. Hoffmann
Born: January 24, 1776
Died: June 25, 1822 (aged 46)
Bio: Ernst Theodor Amadeus Hoffmann was a Prussian Romantic author of fantasy and horror, a jurist, composer, music critic, draftsman and caricaturist.
Known for:
- The Sandman (1816)
- Nutcracker (1816)
- The Golden Pot (1814)
- The Devil's Elixirs (1815)
- The Life and Opinions of the Tomcat Murr (1818)