Philip, if twont make you ill, try to sit a minute still. Project gutenberg ebook of struwwelpeter, merry stories and. Struwwelpeter in english translation dover childrens. In the original edition of heinrich hoffmans 1845 german childrens book, the most famous characterstruwwelpeter, or shockheaded peter, whose name later became the books title. The book contains 10 poems that serve as warnings to naughty boys and girls. 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. Heinrich hoffmann seinem vierjahrigen sohn ein selbstgemachtes bilderbuch. Project gutenberg ebook of struwwelpeter, merry stories. Struwwelpeter and other disturbing tales for human beings.
So, in earnest tone and rough, while the mothers troubled glance prophesied a present dance. Most of the stories tell the tale of a childs misbehavior and the grizzly end they will meet if. English translation of struwwelpeter the official collins germanenglish dictionary online. The 19thcentury book of horrors that scared german kids. Over 100,000 english translations of german words and phrases. Struwwelpeter book covers in spanish, english, german, and japanese.
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. The english struwwelpeter, or, pretty stories and funny pictures by hoffmann, heinrich, 18091894. With fredy kaindl, traute hohnisch, eric canso, renee stobrawa. Heinrich christian wilhelm busch 15 april 1832 9 january 1908 was a german humorist, poet, illustrator, and painter. After initially studying mechanical engineering and then art in dusseldorf, antwerp, and munich, he turned to drawing caricatures. The title of the first story provides the title of the whole book.
Or pretty stories and funny pictures hoffmann, heinrich on. Internet archive bookreader the english struwwelpeter, or, pretty stories and funny pictures. Everyday low prices on a huge range of new releases and classic fiction. 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. Daumenlutscher, suppenkaspar, zappelphilipp, hanns guckindieluft, fliegenden robert, bosen friederich. Da aber anscheinend viele menschen diese geschichten wilhelm busch zuordnen, habe ich hier einen entsprechenden link aufgefuhrt. Wilhelm buschs now classic work relates in rhyming verse with accompanying. Struwwelpeter variously translated as slovenly or shockheaded peter has become widely recognized as one of the most popular and influential childrens books ever written. He published comic illustrated cautionary tales from 1859, achieving his most notable works in the 1870s. Unhappy with the dry and pedagogic books available for children at the time, he wrote and illustrated struwwelpeter as a christmas present for his. The publisher eduard daelen, also an artist and writer, echoed buschs anticatholic bias, putting him on equal footing with leonardo da vinci, peter paul rubens, and gottfried wilhelm leibniz, and. Text and dictionary dual language quiz short answer struwwelpeter. Struwwelpeter is a bit different from the poetry book of my youth.
The book was written and illustrated in 1845 by a physician for his 3 year old son. The english struwwelpeter, or, pretty stories and funny pictures. Heinrich christian wilhelm busch was an influential german caricaturist, painter, and poet who is famed for his satirical picture stories with rhymed texts. Struwwelpeter is a collection of childrens poetry meant to serve as instructions for lifes lessons.
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. The english struwwelpeter, or, pretty stories and funny. Publication date 1909 topics german poetry 19th century, hygiene poetry. Buschs illustrations used wood engraving, and later, zincography busch drew on contemporary parochial and city life, satirizing catholicism, philistinism, strict. A live action adaptation of the 1845 childrens book. Each has a clear moral that demonstrates the disastrous consequences of misbehavior in an exaggerated way. Es ging spazieren vor dem tor ein kohlpechrabenschwarzer mohr. It comprises ten illustrated and rhymed stories, mostly about children. Struwwelpeter heinrich hoffmann this web edition of hoffmanns classic childrens story incorporates the original illustrations. 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.