The Sandman by E T A Hoffman | full audiobook | part 1 (of 2)

This week we bring you the start of the dark fairy tale, "The Sandman," by E. T. A. Hoffman, written originally in German in 1816. The original legend of the Sandman most likely began in Scandinavia, and told of a benign being who would bring sleep to children by throwing sand in their eyes. This far darker take on the legend may well have inspired Neil Gaiman's masterful graphic novels, with a Sandman who is anything but child-friendly... If you'd like to support The Well Told Tale, please visit us on Patreon:   / thewelltoldtale   You can buy one of our audiobooks via: https://thewelltoldtale.net/shop/ The Well Told Tale Books - buying books from our Bookshop.org shop helps support this channel while also supporting local bookshops, at no cost to you: Books by our favourite authors - https://uk.bookshop.org/lists/the-wel... Buy The Sandman by E. T. A Hoffman - https://uk.bookshop.org/a/9522/978144... Thank you for watching! All images and sound used in this video are owned by the content creator or available in the public domain. I would like to thank my patrons: Toni A, Joshua Clark, Maura Lee, Jane, John Bowles, Glen Thrasher, Ruairi, Cade Norman, Chris, Britt and Silja Tanner.