The Hoffmann, E. T. A. (Ernst Theodor Amadeus) 1776-1822 creator Gillies, R. P. (Robert Pearse) 1788-1858 text utu 2011 monographic en 1 online resource : multiple file formats "The Devil's Elixir, Vol. 1 (of 2)" by E. T. A. Hoffmann is a novel published in 1815. A Capuchin monk named Medardus drinks a cursed elixir that once belonged to Saint Anthony, awakening dangerous desires within him. Haunted by a mysterious doppelgänger and ignorant of his own dark family history, he abandons his monastery to pursue forbidden love. His journey spirals into murder, mistaken identities, and madness as fate—or perhaps something more sinister—manipulates his every step. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Devil%27s_Elixirs Abridged translation of first part of: Die Elixiere des Teufels. Release date is 2011-06-22 Produced by Irma Špehar, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/Canadian Libraries) Original publication data not identified Gothic fiction Monks -- Fiction Devil -- Fiction Fantasy fiction, German -- Translations into English PT Original publication data not identified https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/36494 https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/36494 UtSlPG 260607 20260610133831.0 36494