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The library's Speculative Fiction Book Club meets the final Tuesday each month at 7 PM. All are welcome.
Whenever possible, copies of each month's title will be available for checkout with a library card.
No registration required.
Throughout the summer, this book club will be held at Earth Eagle Brewings in Portsmouth.
For more book groups, visit cityofportsmouth.com/library/book-discussion-groups.
The Nutcracker and Mouse King and The Tale of the Nutcracker by E. T. A. Hoffmann & Alexandre Dumas
Tuesday December 28 | 7 PM
The original stories behind everyone's favourite Christmas ballet
For the little girl Marie, the gift of a handsomely decorated nutcracker from a mysterious uncle sets the stage for a Christmas Eve like no other. That night, her extraordinary present comes to life, defends her from the taunting Mouse King, and whisks her off to the Kingdom of Dolls.
This volume features two of the earliest versions of what has become a Christmas classic- The Nutcracker and Mouse King (1816), by E.T.A. Hoffmann, and Alexandre Dumas's 1845 reimagining, The Tale of the Nutcracker.