Download or read book The Sandman and Other Tales of Hoffmann written by Ernst Theodor Amadeus Hoffmann and published by . This book was released on 2010-01-15 with total page 82 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Traditionally he is a character in many children's stories. He is said to sprinkle sand or dust on or into the eyes of the child at night to bring on dreams and sleep. Hoffmann (1776-1822) created an inverse idea of the lovable character inThe Sandman, which showed how sinister such a character could be made. The protagonist of the story associates this nightmarish creature with the sinister figure of his father's associate Coppelius.