The Devil's Elixir
E. T. A. Hoffmann
Duke Classics
<p>German writer E.T.A. Hoffmann is known as the master of uncanny and supernatural tales. In the novella <i>The Devil's Elixir</i>, Hoffmann recounts the creepy exploits of a monk who is driven to the brink of madness by a mysterious substance&#8212;and a mysterious, possibly demonic figure who bears a striking resemblance to the monk himself.