I bought it and thought what a great book for little boys, having never heard of it myself before that. The book was written and illustrated in 1845 by a physician for his 3 year old son. With fredy kaindl, traute hohnisch, eric canso, renee stobrawa. In the original edition of heinrich hoffmans 1845 german childrens book, the most famous characterstruwwelpeter, or shockheaded peter, whose name later became the book s title. Each of its ten illustrated rhymes contain clear moral lessonsand shows, in an exaggerated way, the. An internet search for struwwelpeter returns over 400,000 results. Today, struwwelpeter scholars have given up trying to count the editions and imitations and parodies and translations that are still appearing. Over 100,000 english translations of german words and phrases. Struwwelpeter project gutenberg selfpublishing ebooks. By 1896, the one hundredth editionhad been printed and, to date, literallyhundreds ofeditions of this littlebook have appeared. Jun 14, 2017 in the original edition of heinrich hoffmans 1845 german childrens book, the most famous characterstruwwelpeter, or shockheaded peter, whose name later became the book s title. Nearly every german knows this story, so it is culturally significant.
Each of its ten illustrated rhymes contain clear moral lessonsand shows, in. It is the most demented book ever published in germany, where each morality tale is supposed to scare little children into behaving. Struwwelpeter variously translated as slovenly or shockheaded peter has become widely recognized as one of the most popular and influential childrens books ever written. Text and dictionary dual language quiz short answer struwwelpeter. Struwwelpeter the story of little suck a thumb youtube. Stamp with two characters, issued on hoffmanns 200th birthday struwwelpeter or shockheaded peter is so much fun that even mark twain translated it into english in 1891. This book was first published in german in 1844, and in english translation in 1848. English author edward harold begbies first published book, the political struwwelpeter 1898, is of british politics, with the british lion is as.
Struwwelpeter in english translation dover publications. A live action adaptation of the 1845 childrens book. Struwwelpeter in english translation dover childrens classics by heinrich hoffmann. It comprises ten illustrated and rhymed stories, mostly about children. Project gutenberg ebook of struwwelpeter, merry stories and. Unhappy with the dry and pedagogic books available for children at the time, he wrote and illustrated. 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. Struwwelpeter heinrich hoffmann this web edition of hoffmanns classic childrens story incorporates the original illustrations. See spanish english translations with audio pronunciations, examples, and wordbyword explanations. This book has clearly been well maintained and looked after thus far. Internet archive bookreader the english struwwelpeter, or, pretty stories and funny pictures internet archive bookreader the english struwwelpeter, or, pretty stories. I bought it and thought what a great book for little boys, having never.
A publishing phenomenon that is still in print today, the english struwwelpeter first appeared as a german childrens christmas picture book, dr heinrich hoffmanns lustige. The stories have been translated into a variety of languages, including an english translation by american author mark twain. Struwwelpeter in english translation dover childrens. Hoffmans style, which is instructive and moralistic, coupled with the sadistic content of his works lend a unique quality to the stories that we dont see in. Each of its ten illustrated rhymes contain clear moral lessonsand shows, in an exaggerated way. English translation of struwwelpeter the official collins germanenglish dictionary online.
We present here the remarkable englishlanguage version by an. Each of its ten illustrated rhymes contain clear moral lessonsand shows, in an exaggerated way, the consequences of bad behavior. Struwwelpeter is a collection of childrens poetry meant to serve as instructions for lifes lessons. The childrens book every kid dreaded in the 18th century.
The english struwwelpeter, or, pretty stories and funny pictures. Most of the stories tell the tale of a childs misbehavior and the grizzly end they will meet if. Struwwelpeter variously translated as slovenly or shockheaded peter has become widely recognized as one of the most popular and influential childrens books ever. They hail him modern satyr disgusting struwwelpeter.
The title poem is about a messy boy struwwel means slovenly with his uncombed hair and dirty nails. The 19thcentury book of horrors that scared german kids into. The finalversionof per struwwelpeter, as itisknown and loved by millions of german speakers today and which istheeditionthat twain. 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. Heinrich hoffman and immediately became very popular.
Project gutenberg ebook of struwwelpeter, merry stories and funny. English translation of struwwelpeter collins german. Each has a clear moral that demonstrates the disastrous consequences of misbehavior in an exaggerated way. The cover may have some limited signs of wear but the pages are clean, intact and the spine remains undamaged. The title of the first story provides the title of. This book is in very good condition and will be shipped within 24 hours of ordering. It is macabre, but so was much great childrens writing before the saccharinization of childrens books and films. Struwwelpeter is a bit different from the poetry book of my youth. The first english translation was published in 1848. See spanishenglish translations with audio pronunciations, examples, and wordbyword explanations.