"Master Zacharius”, or “The Clockmaker Who Lost His Soul" is an 1854 short story by Jules Verne. The story, an intensely Romantic fantasy echoing the works of E. T. A. Hoffmann, is a Faustian tragedy about an inventor whose overpowering pride leads to his downfall....
Jules Verne - Master Zacharus
Master Zacharus
Jules Verne
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"Master Zacharius”, or “The Clockmaker Who Lost His Soul" is an 1854 short story by Jules Verne. The story, an intensely Romantic fantasy echoing the works of E. T. A. Hoffmann, is a Faustian tragedy about an inventor whose overpowering pride leads to his downfall.