That is why Manheim's translation-available only in a large format edition illustrated by Maurice Sendak-is the only one I recommend. For the fantasies, this meant capturing the whimsical nature of these stories and making them accessible to a new audience. For Hitler, this included carrying over some grammatical errors in letting this historical figure speak for himself. Manheim was Jewish and was certainly not sympathetic to Hitler, yet in the latter book, he set the standard he would create for his translations of fantasy works: he would strive to emulate the author's language and wordplay into English. The version of the original Hoffmann story that I'm familiar with is translated by Ralph Manheim, an eminent translator of German literature, whose other notable translations include The Neverending Story, Grimm's Fairy Tales and Mein Kampf.
Since that time, there have been two highly noteworthy derivative works released and I came across other adaptations, so I've decided to revisit the story this December. Hoffmann's The Nutcracker and the Mouse King and a number of its adaptations. In December of 2011, I wrote a variety of blogs about E.T.A.
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