Each has a clear moral that demonstrates the disastrous consequences of misbehavior. Its author, heinrich hoffmann, was a physician and writer who used the pseudonym reimerich kinderlieb. However, victorian books of this genre tend to look more upsetting to the modern reader than it was to the reader of its own era. Struwwelpeter available for download and read online in other formats. Struwwelpeter heinrich hoffmann this web edition of hoffmanns classic childrens story incorporates the original illustrations. Struwwelpeter in english translation dover childrens. Stream and download audiobooks to your computer, tablet or mobile phone. The title of the first story provides the title of the whole book. Heinrich hoffmann and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Pdf struwwelpeter in english translation download full. Merry stories and funny pictures by heinrich hoffmann. This page was last edited on september 2019, at 19. The english struwwelpeter, or, pretty stories and funny pictures by hoffmann, heinrich, 18091894. Search for library items search for lists search for contacts search for a library.
Intending to buy a picture book as a christmas present for his threeyearold son, hoffmann instead wrote and illustrated his own book. Unhappy with the dry and pedagogic books available for children at the time, he wrote and illustrated struwwelpeter as a christmas present for his threeyearold son. In 1844, the doctor heinrich hoffmann tried to find a picture book that he could give to his threeyearold son carl for christmas. Merry stories and funny pictures pdf edition and other heinrich hoffmann books available for free download from our library. All credit goes to my germanspeaking mom, although im not sure if she shared this book with my siblings and me because she thought it was a funny book or was trying to scare us straight.
Free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by project gutenberg. Wenn sie fortfahren, diese seite zu verwenden, nehmen wir an, dass sie damit einverstanden sind. Files are available under licenses specified on their description page. Struwwelpeter is a collection of childrens poetry meant to serve as instructions for lifes lessons. The classic book of cautionary tales now available in a luxury paperback edition a true classic, bursting with cautionary tales and gruesome punishment. 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. Get your kindle here, or download a free kindle reading app. Most of the stories tell the tale of a childs misbehavior and the grizzly end they will meet if.
Publication date 1909 topics german poetry 19th century, hygiene poetry publisher. Uncommonly good collectible and rare books from uncommonly good booksellers. Struwwelpeter variously translated as slovenly or shockheaded peter. The english struwwelpeter, or, pretty stories and funny. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Find struwwelpeter by hoffmann, heinrich at biblio. The english struwwelpeter, or, pretty stories and funny pictures.
All structured data from the file and property namespaces is available under the creative commons cc0 license. The name struwwelpeter one of the characters in the book was not part of the original title. Text and dictionary dual language quiz short answer struwwelpeter. It comprises ten illustrated and rhymed stories, mostly about children. Go to the editions section to read or download ebooks. Each has a clear moral that demonstrates the disastrous consequences of misbehavior in an exaggerated way.
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