The Elixirs of the Devil

Edition in German.
"The Elixirs of Satan" – a masterpiece of gothic novel by the outstanding German writer Ernst Theodor Amadeus Hoffmann.
A sophisticated plot, a phantasmagorical play of inexplicable circumstances, a mysterious atmosphere, a series of terrible crimes, a struggle between... base instincts and high moral principles. The young monk Medardus cannot resist temptation and tries the "devilish elixir," which awakens in him the most base desires and passions…
E. T. A. Hoffmann proved himself to be an unmatched master of the "terrifying" novel, astonishing the reader's imagination with deep insight into the mysterious inner world of man.
The book is published in an unadapted version. Enjoy Hoffmann's mystical world in the original!