Master Flea

E. T. A. Hoffmann

Master Flea — Reclusive Peregrine Tyss is drawn from his quiet Frankfurt life by a strange Christmas encounter with the enigmatic Dörtje Elverdink and Master Flea, ruler of a microscopic people. Hoffmann blends Romantic fantasy, comic science, and tangled courtship with satire on curiosity, power, and the tempting ability to read other minds.