Free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by project gutenberg. 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. English translation of struwwelpeter the official collins germanenglish dictionary online. Nearly every german knows this story, so it is culturally significant. Twains translation of per struwwelpeter titled slovenly peter, which the author described in his letter to his publisher as a book for little children 3 to 7 years. Dust jacket, access codes and any supplemental material if applicable are not guaranteed. Project gutenberg ebook of struwwelpeter, merry stories and. With fredy kaindl, traute hohnisch, eric canso, renee stobrawa. 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.
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. Book is readable but may have normal wear andor signs of aging spotting, yellowed pages, etc. Struwwelpeter is a collection of childrens poetry meant to serve as instructions for lifes lessons. Williams the marlborough struwwelpeter satirical fiction. Voir plus didees sur le theme vox angeli, enfant sauvage et enfance. Unhappy with the dry and pedagogic books available for children at the time, he wrote and illustrated struwwelpeter as a christmas. Each has a clear moral that demonstrates the disastrous consequences of misbehavior in an exaggerated way. Translated into english jingles from the original german of dr. Over 100,000 english translations of german words and phrases. Struwwelpeter variously translated as slovenly or shockheaded peter has become widely recognized as one of the most popular and influential childrens books ever written. Heinrich hoffmann seinem vierjahrigen sohn ein selbstgemachtes bilderbuch.
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. Project gutenberg ebook of struwwelpeter, merry stories. They hail him modern satyr disgusting struwwelpeter. Cheerful stories and funny pictures with 15 beautiful colour plates for children from ages 3 to 6.
It comprises ten illustrated and rhymed stories, mostly about children. Internet archive bookreader the english struwwelpeter, or, pretty stories and funny pictures. Publication date 1909 topics german poetry 19th century, hygiene poetry. The english struwwelpeter, or, pretty stories and funny. The english struwwelpeter, or, pretty stories and funny pictures by hoffmann, heinrich, 18091894.