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The automaton cometh: “The Sandman” by E.T.A. Hoffmann; Ritchie Robertson, trans.

October 2, 2020June 14, 2022
by Steven Beattie

The Prussian author’s 1816 tale is an early 19th century progenitor of the modern horror story.

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