[Transcriber's note: This file contains both the English and French
versions of this edition of Les Contes d'Hoffman. Both the English and
the French texts are known to have a significant number of errors,
misprints, and inconsistencies. They are here presented without
correction. In this text, the "[oe]" marking represents the oe
ligature.]






NEW VERSION
OF

Les Contes d'Hoffmann
(THE TALES OF HOFFMAN)

OPERA IN FOUR ACTS


With an original and novel first Act and other important changes


Book by JULES BARBIER

MUSIC BY
J. OFFENBACH

New English version by CHARLES ALFRED BYRNE