Project gutenberg ebook of struwwelpeter, merry stories. The title of the first story provides the title of the whole book. The hunterrabbit story is similar to a panel from a bilderbogen showing nonsequential instances of a topsy turvy world. Files are available under licenses specified on their description page. Mundart einiger untergegangenen banater schwabischen. Hoffmann, heinrich heinrich hoffmann wurde 1809 in frankfurt am main geboren, wo er 1894 auch starb. Text and dictionary dual language quiz short answer struwwelpeter. Struwwelpeter heinrich hoffmann this web edition of hoffmann s classic childrens story incorporates the original illustrations. Hoffman, a frankfurt physician and father, wrote the book after realizing that there were none he wanted to buy for his 3yearold son for christmas. Heinrich hoffmann struwwelpeter drawn 1844, published 1845 english edition 1848 this famous picture book is stylistically related to earlier chapbooks and bilderbogen picture sheet.
Since then it has become a national treasure in germany, as familiar and nostalgic as mother goose. It is the most demented book ever published in germany, where each morality tale is supposed to scare little children into behaving. 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. Its author, heinrich hoffmann, was a physician and writer who used the pseudonym reimerich kinderlieb. Publication date 1909 topics german poetry 19th century, hygiene poetry publisher. It comprises ten illustrated and rhymed stories, mostly about children. That is the motivation for the creation of this website.
Originally written by german psychiatrist heinrich hoffmann in 1844, struwwelpeter was originally intended to be an amusing and educational christmas present for the authors son. The name struwwelpeter one of the characters in the book was not part of the original title. Struwwelpeter project gutenberg selfpublishing ebooks. The english struwwelpeter, or, pretty stories and funny pictures by hoffmann, heinrich, 18091894. 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. This page was last edited on september 2019, at 19. Each of its ten illustrated rhymes contain clear moral lessonsand shows, in an exaggerated way, the consequences of bad behavior. Struwwelpeter 1845 or shockheaded peter is a german children s book by heinrich hoffmann. Friday 20 april 2018 actualise le 3 february 2020 by heinrich hoffmann. Each of its ten illustrated rhymes contain clear moral lessonsand shows, in.
Project gutenberg ebook of struwwelpeter, merry stories and. Museo del struwwelpeter en francfort del meno en aleman. Gegen weihnachten des jahres 1844, als mein altester sohn drei. The classic book of cautionary tales now available in a luxury paperback edition a true classic, bursting with cautionary tales and gruesome punishment. 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 childrens book every kid dreaded in the 18th century. The english struwwelpeter, or, pretty stories and funny. Everyday low prices on a huge range of new releases and classic fiction.
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