We hope you enjoy this preview of an episode from our back catalog available to our premium subscribers. Tonight, we’ll read an adaptation of Alexandre Dumas’ “The Nutcracker of Nuremberg” story, originally published in 1844. To unlock full episodes, ad-free listening, and more, please go to snoozecast.com/plus.

Dumas’ version of The Nutcracker was itself adapted from the original, written by E.T.A. Hoffman. However it was Dumas adaptation that gave inspiration to the famous “Nutcracker” ballet composed by Tchaikovsky.

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