Heinrich hoffmann has 82 books on goodreads with 6305 ratings. This acclaimed book by heinrich hoffmann is available at in several formats for your ereader. One english translation was done by mark twain, that great chronicler of boys. Struwwelpeter, pronounced stroolvelpayter, is a collection of cruel and frightening stories written and illustrated by dr. Most of the stories tell the tale of a childs misbehavior and the grizzly end they will meet if they do not change their ways. Hoffmann, a 19thcentury german physician, gained lasting fame for writing struwwelpeter, a darkly humorous compilation of cautionary tales about naughty children. In 1834, heinrich hoffman was a doctor in his native city of frankfurt, dividing his time between a private practice and a state progressive mental. Widely acknowledged as one of the most popular and influential childrens books ever written, struwwelpeter pr shtruvelpeter has been translated into at least thirty languages, and is widely popular among generations. This classic collection of short childrens stories has been translated into english. Texte, bilder, dokumentation, katalog german edition published by verlag heinrich hoffmann museum 1978 isbn 10.
Each of its ten illustrated rhymes contain clear moral lessonsand shows, in an exaggerated way, the consequences of bad behavior. The influence of struwwelpeter the new york public library. Each has a clear moral that demonstrates the disastrous consequences of misbehavior in an exaggerated way. Jan 01, 2016 struwwelpeter slovenly peter is an illustrated collection of humorous childrens poems describing ludicrous and usually violent punishments for naughty behavior. A copy that has been read, but remains in clean condition. Buy the struwwelpeter in english translation ebook. And the sloven, i declare, not once this year has combed his hair.
This volume presents a collection of german cautionary tales in german, featuring such characters as slovenly peter, cruel frederick, little suckathumb, and the inky boys. Struwwelpeter in english translation isbn 9780486284699. Overall, the feral house edition of struwwelpeter provides a generally rewarding experience for the enthusiast of dark literature. This beautiful work is the ideal material to ignite a childs fecund imagination. Project gutenberg ebook of struwwelpeter, merry stories. Struwwelpeter in english translation heinrich hoffmann.
Cheerful stories and funny pictures with 15 beautiful colour plates for children. Struwwelpeter in english translation dover childrens. Texte, bilder, dokumentation, katalog german edition published by verlag heinrichhoffmannmuseum 1978 isbn 10. Anything to me is sweeter than to see shockheaded peter. The english struwwelpeter, or, pretty stories and funny pictures by hoffmann, heinrich, 18091894. Struwwelpeter slovenly peter is an illustrated collection of humorous childrens poems describing ludicrous and usually violent punishments for naughty behavior. I work with youth with severe behavior disorders, so i may have been drawn to this strange view of oppositional defiance. One of the books characters, the slovenly boy called struwwelpeter, was soon granted eponymous status and his story moved from the back of the book to the front. The english struwwelpeter, or, pretty stories and funny. Any adult looking for a little old fashioned dark fun along with an intriguing dose of history should find this volume quite entertaining. Internet archive bookreader the english struwwelpeter, or, pretty stories and funny pictures.
Struwwelpeter in english translation by heinrich hoffmann. English struwwelpeter and the birth of international. You may copy it, give it away or reuse it under the terms of the project gutenberg license included with this ebook or online at. Unhappy with the dry and pedagogic books available for children at the time, he wrote and illustrated struwwelpeter as a first published in 1845. Created by the author specifically for american readers, slovenly betsy features the same perverse drollery as its predecessor. Hoffmann was a moderate liberal, who argued for a constitutional monarchy. Librarything is a cataloging and social networking site for booklovers. The story on front cover is slovenly peter and on the back. Click to read more about struwwelpeter by heinrich hoffmann.
Struwwelpeter is a collection of childrens poetry meant to serve as instructions for lifes. Heinrich hoffmanns struwwelpeter from andys early comics archivestruwwelpeter is a childrens book that has been endlessly imitated and retold, while providing the inspiration for countless parodies. Unhappy with the dry and pedagogic books available for children at the time, he wrote and illustrated struwwelpeter as a christmas present for his. Struwwelpeter struwwelpeter museum frankfurt am main dsc03090. The title of the first story provides the title of the whole book. The english struwwelpeter, or, pretty stories and funny pictures. Struwwelpeter variously translated as slovenly or shockheaded peter has become widely recognized as one of the most popular and influential childrens books ever written. Hoffman was a psychiatrist and this book is about children behaving badly. My six year old nephew, the kid, has become fixated with struwwelpeters pretty stories and funny pictures. Hoffmann, a frankfurt physician, wanted to buy a picture book for his son for christmas in 1844. Everyday low prices on a huge range of new releases and classic fiction. Unhappy with the dry and pedagogic books available for children at the time, he wrote and illustrated struwwelpeter as a. Struwwelpeter in english translation isbn 9780486284699 pdf.
Struwwelpeter project gutenberg selfpublishing ebooks. Merry tales and funny pictures, by heinrich hoffman this ebook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever. Pages can include limited notes and highlighting, and the copy can include previous owner inscriptions. Struwwelpeter is a collection of childrens poetry meant to serve as instructions for lifes lessons.
Struwwelpeter variously translated as slovenly or shockheaded peter has become widely recognized as one of the most popular and influential children. Cheerful stories and funny pictures with 15 beautiful colour plates for children from ages 3 to 6. Not impressed by what the stores had to offer, he instead bought a notebook and wrote his own stories and pictures. On the title page described as the english struwwelpter then as usual pretty stories and funny pictures, dr hoffmans famous childrens story of naughty, cruel, funny, wild and mischievous boys originally written, in german, to entertain his 3 nephew 0 subseuqwently going. May 15, 20 heinrich hoffmann s struwwelpeter from andys early comics archivestruwwelpeter is a childrens book that has been endlessly imitated and retold, while providing the inspiration for countless parodies. Project gutenberg ebook of struwwelpeter, merry stories and. Publication date 1909 topics german poetry 19th century, hygiene poetry publisher. Heinrich hoffmann 1809 1894 struwwelpeter slovenly peter is an illustrated collection of humorous childrens poems describing ludicrous and usually violent punishments for naughty behavior. The anonymous english translation of these rhymes, published in leipzig in 1848, became an instant success in britain. Heinrich hoffmanns struwwelpeter was first published in frankfurt germany. Struwwelpeter merry stories and funny pictures by heinrich hoffman and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at.
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