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. 2 (of 2)" by E. T. A. Hoffmann is a novel published in 1815. This Gothic tale follows Medardus, a Capuchin monk who succumbs to temptation after drinking Satan's elixir. His journey spirals into obsession, murder, and madness as he encounters his mysterious doppelgänger and becomes entangled with forbidden love. Blurring reality and dream, Hoffmann probes the darkest depths of the human psyche in this ambiguous narrative that can be read as either a story of fate's cruel manipulation or Christian redemption. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Devil%27s_Elixirs Abridged translation of second part of: Die Elixiere des Teufels. Release date is 2011-08-08 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/37005 https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/37005 UtSlPG 260607 20260610133838.0 37005