This classic collection of short childrens stories has been translated into english. Hoffmann, a frankfurt physician, wanted to buy a picture book for his son for christmas in 1844. Unhappy with the dry and pedagogic books available for children at the time, he wrote and illustrated struwwelpeter as a. English struwwelpeter and the birth of international. Each of its ten illustrated rhymes contain clear moral lessonsand shows, in an exaggerated way, the consequences of bad behavior. One english translation was done by mark twain, that great chronicler of boys.
Struwwelpeter in english translation isbn 9780486284699. Project gutenberg ebook of struwwelpeter, merry stories. Created by the author specifically for american readers, slovenly betsy features the same perverse drollery as its predecessor. 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. 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 slovenly peter is an illustrated collection of humorous childrens poems describing ludicrous and usually violent punishments for naughty behavior. This beautiful work is the ideal material to ignite a childs fecund imagination. Struwwelpeter in english translation by heinrich hoffmann. Heinrich hoffmann has 82 books on goodreads with 6305 ratings. Click here to buy struwwelpeter, by heinrich hoffmann on amazon. Struwwelpeter is a collection of childrens poetry meant to serve as instructions for lifes lessons. The anonymous english translation of these rhymes, published in leipzig in 1848, became an instant success in britain. Heinrich hoffmann posted on december 1, 2014 by tygertale leave a comment we all love receiving a good book at christmas, particularly one with a heart warming message full of goodwill and the spirit of the season.
Collection of rhyming couplets with illustrations by hoffmann. The title of the first story provides the title of the whole book. Texte, bilder, dokumentation, katalog german edition published by verlag heinrich hoffmann museum 1978 isbn 10. Any adult looking for a little old fashioned dark fun along with an intriguing dose of history should find this volume quite entertaining. Click to read more about struwwelpeter by heinrich hoffmann. 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.
Cheerful stories and funny pictures with 15 beautiful colour plates for children from ages 3 to 6. 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. 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. The english struwwelpeter, or, pretty stories and funny. Struwwelpeter variously translated as slovenly or shockheaded peter has become widely recognized as one of the most popular and influential childrens books ever written. Unhappy with the dry and pedagogic books available for children at the time, he wrote and illustrated struwwelpeter as a first published in 1845. 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. The influence of struwwelpeter the new york public library. Struwwelpeter merry stories and funny pictures by heinrich hoffman and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Everyday low prices on a huge range of new releases and classic fiction.
The english struwwelpeter, or, pretty stories and funny pictures by hoffmann, heinrich, 18091894. I work with youth with severe behavior disorders, so i may have been drawn to this strange view of oppositional defiance. And the sloven, i declare, not once this year has combed his hair. It comprises ten illustrated and rhymed stories, mostly about children. My six year old nephew, the kid, has become fixated with struwwelpeters pretty stories and funny pictures. The story on front cover is slovenly peter and on the back. Hoffmann was a moderate liberal, who argued for a constitutional monarchy. Cheerful stories and funny pictures with 15 beautiful colour plates for children. Struwwelpeter in english translation dover childrens. Schiele nach diesem titel suchen zurich globiverlag 3 auflage, 1947.
Struwwelpeter, pronounced stroolvelpayter, is a collection of cruel and frightening stories written and illustrated by dr. Struwwelpeter in english translation heinrich hoffmann. Buy the struwwelpeter in english translation ebook. Jan 01, 2016 struwwelpeter slovenly peter is an illustrated collection of humorous childrens poems describing ludicrous and usually violent punishments for naughty behavior. This acclaimed book by heinrich hoffmann is available at in several formats for your ereader. The english struwwelpeter, or, pretty stories and funny pictures.
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. Each has a clear moral that demonstrates the disastrous consequences of misbehavior in an exaggerated way. Anything to me is sweeter than to see shockheaded peter. Librarything is a cataloging and social networking site for booklovers. Struwwelpeter is a collection of childrens poetry meant to serve as instructions for lifes. Unhappy with the dry and pedagogic books available for children at the time, he wrote and illustrated struwwelpeter as a christmas present for his. 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. Struwwelpeter variously translated as slovenly or shockheaded peter has become widely recognized as one of the most popular and influential children. A copy that has been read, but remains in clean condition. The classic book of cautionary tales now available in a luxury paperback edition a true classic, bursting with cautionary tales and gruesome punishment.
Publication date 1909 topics german poetry 19th century, hygiene poetry publisher. Struwwelpeter project gutenberg selfpublishing ebooks. Hoffman was a psychiatrist and this book is about children behaving badly. Pages can include limited notes and highlighting, and the copy can include previous owner inscriptions. Struwwelpeter struwwelpeter museum frankfurt am main dsc03090. 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.