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I wanted to read an English translation of this along with the original German text (to review and learn more German) but after buying a Kindle version of the Ronald Taylor translation and comparing it with Hoffman’s original, I find that they are like two entirely different novels. Can anyone explain why this is the case?

Luciene There is a short story by Hoffmann called "The devil's elixir" and there is also a novel by him intitled "The devil's elixirs" (in the plural). Maybe …moreThere is a short story by Hoffmann called "The devil's elixir" and there is also a novel by him intitled "The devil's elixirs" (in the plural). Maybe that was the reason of the mix-up.(less)

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