If you possess any sort of fluency in the german language, theres a good chance youve encountered childrens author heinrich hoffmans 1845 bedtime classic struwwelpeter. Slovenly betsy is a childrens rhyme story read from a collection by the same title. Although today most parents would find the book disturbing, most parents in 1845 loved the book and found it incredibly funny. Mark twains version of slovenly peter slovenly peter struwwelpeter. Slovenly peter first edition mark twain bauman rare books. The stories have been translated into a variety of languages, including an english translation by american author mark twain. 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 return of slovenly peter april 9, 2006 one of the bestselling childrens books of 1845 is back on bookstore shelves. 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. This marvelous hardcover edition features mark twains witty translation of the hilarious rhymes that recount the disastrous consequences that befall naughty children. Winston biege cloth binding stamped in red and black. Before that, books were written mainly for adults although some later became popular with children. Struwwelpeter variously translated as slovenly or shockheaded peter has become widely recognized as one of the most popular and influential childrens books ever written.
In order to get the original book i grew up with, i will have to cruise book selling sites and pay. Written by dr henry heinrich hoffman, this vintage poem tells the story of a little girl, betsy, who never. Slovenly peter is a book from my own childhood, and it is still a great gift for young ones up to about age ten. Adapted from the first rare edition by fritz kredel. Slovenly peter, or, cheerful stories and funny pictures. Project gutenberg ebook of struwwelpeter, merry stories. Slovenly peter by mark twain meet your next favorite book. His stories remind me of willie wonka and the chocolate factory or the little red hen. Slovenly peter, or, cheerful stories and funny pictures for good little folks. I dont think it is appropriate for very young children because it could be scary to them. After the civil war, samuel clemens 18351910 left his small town to seek work as a riverboat pilot.
The best scenes from the most demented german childrens. Download slovenly peter in pdf and epub formats for free. Slight wear to front cover, back cover has areas of discoloration along top and fore borders. Slovenly peter book also available for read online, mobi, docx and mobile and kindle reading. It comprises ten illustrated and rhymed stories, each with a clear moral that demonstrates the disastrous consequences of misbehavior in an exaggerated way. Illustrations colored by hand after the original style he caught the. This book contains highquality scanned images of a beautiful early print version, with the translated texts by mark twain set in their original positions. Illustrations colored by hand after the original style classic reprint heinrich hoffmann on. Heinrich hoffman and immediately became very popular. A collection of thirtysix cautionary tales in rhyming verse chiefly about naughty boys and girls and the fates that befall them when they misbehave. Slovenly peter by mark twain, limited editions club abebooks. Struwwelpeter, pronounced stroolvelpayter, is a collection of cruel and frightening stories written and illustrated by dr. Slovenly peter or cheerful stories and funny pictures for good little folks.
Alas, when all is said and done and the proverbial geese have come home to nest or roost, or whatever, and youre ready to decide to invest some. With colored illustrations after the original style. The story of augustus, who would not have any soup. The colorful illustrations are wonderful and opaque, rather than glossy, which is keeping with the original storybook. And the sloven, i declare, not once this year has combed his hair. Slovenly betsy kids rhyme story read aloud childrens. Anything to me is sweeter than to see shockheaded peter. Wanting to buy his threeyear son a book for christmas and dissatisfied with what was available, he wrote his. Antique 1860 1st ed slovenly peters story book heinrich. Online shopping from a great selection at books store. Or pretty stories and funny pictures for little children mattituck, ny by heinrich hoffmann 19761219 heinrich hoffmann on.
Illustrations colored by hand after the original style by hoffmann, heinrich, 18091894. Slovenly peter is a popular german childrens book by heinrich hoffmann. Unlike any other bedtime story, in these ones, little children are severely punished for bizarre mistakes and misbehaving. And no, i wouldnt use this book as a guide for child raising, but it is fun. What attracted me to the slovenly album riposte was the front cover, an abstract drawing of a boy with very long, thin fingernails. This german childrens book is the creepiest thing youll. Each has a clear moral that demonstrates the disastrous consequences of misbehavior in an exaggerated way. The title can be translated as shockheaded peter or slovenly peter. The green cover is embossed in green and gold with a black background and illustrated showing one of the illustration from the jimmy sliderlegs story in the book. Excerpt from slovenly peter, or cheerful stories and funny pictures for good little folks.
One english translation was done by mark twain, that great chronicler of boys. Slovenly peter by twain, mark and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. See struwwelpeter, humor or horror 160 years later by barbara smith chalou. Slovenly peter, or cheerful stories and funny pictures for good little folks. I was excited to see this book on amazon and for a pretty decent price. The former is innocent with a sense of good and evil for which he is rewarded in the end. It caught my eye immediately, and once i saw the name of the band, i knew what it was. It comprises ten illustrated and rhymed stories, mostly about children. Or happy tales and funny pictures freely translated by mark twain, with dr. This is a list of childrens classic books published no later than 1990 and still available in the english language books specifically for children existed by the 17th century. The childrens book every kid dreaded in the 18th century. Mark twain translated the book into english and named it slovenly peter. Slovenly peter, or cheerful stories and funny pictures for. Slovenly peter underappreciated rock bands and artists.
He wrote the book for his 3 year old son, after searching for a childrens book for christmas and not being happy with any he found. Hoffmanns captivating color illustrations, adapted by fritz kredel from a rare limited edition. Unhappy with the dry and pedagogic books available for 19thcentury children, frankfurt physician heinrich hoffmann wrote and illustrated struwwelpeter, the original germanlanguage version of slovenly peter, as a christmas present for his threeyearold son. Please practice handwashing and social distancing, and check out our resources for adapting to these times. Hoffmann also wrote poetry, humour, and satire, as well as other childrens books and books. One story is about a boy who always looked up while walking and then fell into a canal. The book contains a series of stories where children behave carelessly or naughtily.
Yes, it is cruel, and it is true, yet one cant help it but. Slovenly peter s story book published by mcloughlin bros. Mcloughlin brothers slovenly peter series, published in last four decades of the nineteenth century, contains american versions of heinrich hoffmanns stories or stories inspired by him. Heinrich hoffman wrote struwwelpeter slovenly peter stories to tell children what could happen as a result of bad behavior. These stories were originally published in a book called favourites of a nursery and this is the first separate printing. This book of cautionary tales was written as a christmas gift for the doctors fouryearold son. For many many many weeksno water has been near his cheeks. Find slovenly peter, or, cheerful stories and funny pictures for good little folks. The influence of struwwelpeter the new york public library. The return of slovenly peter one of the bestselling childrens books of 1845 is back on bookstore shelves. Slovenly peter by mark twain, limited editions club abebooks passion for books.
Written in 1845 by german physician heinrich hoffmann, slovenly peter has entertained generations of readers around the world. Limited first edition of twains delightful translation of the german original, number 607 of 1500 copies, richly illustrated with numerous handcolored drawings by fritz kredel, fine in original glassine, chemise and slipcase. The cover is rubbed and the corners show wear, as do the edges of the spine. This book is a translation of a german story, in which slovenly peter has various things happen because of his sloven ways. Up for auction is an antique edition of slovenly peter s story book. Frontispiece with dedication in pencil, all other pages free of rips, tears, repairs and crayon.
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