Slovenly peter s story book published by mcloughlin bros. His stories remind me of willie wonka and the chocolate factory or the little red hen. And no, i wouldnt use this book as a guide for child raising, but it is fun. Online shopping from a great selection at books store. It comprises ten illustrated and rhymed stories, mostly about children. Antique 1860 1st ed slovenly peters story book heinrich. Frontispiece with dedication in pencil, all other pages free of rips, tears, repairs and crayon. 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. Or pretty stories and funny pictures for little children mattituck, ny by heinrich hoffmann 19761219 heinrich hoffmann on.
Before that, books were written mainly for adults although some later became popular with children. The return of slovenly peter april 9, 2006 one of the bestselling childrens books of 1845 is back on bookstore shelves. Slovenly peter book also available for read online, mobi, docx and mobile and kindle reading. These stories were originally published in a book called favourites of a nursery and this is the first separate printing. Slovenly peter by mark twain meet your next favorite book. What attracted me to the slovenly album riposte was the front cover, an abstract drawing of a boy with very long, thin fingernails. Yes, it is cruel, and it is true, yet one cant help it but. The title can be translated as shockheaded peter or slovenly peter. Winston biege cloth binding stamped in red and black. Struwwelpeter, pronounced stroolvelpayter, is a collection of cruel and frightening stories written and illustrated by dr. This book contains highquality scanned images of a beautiful early print version, with the translated texts by mark twain set in their original positions. This book of cautionary tales was written as a christmas gift for the doctors fouryearold son. Mark twain translated the book into english and named it slovenly peter.
Please practice handwashing and social distancing, and check out our resources for adapting to these times. Illustrations colored by hand after the original style he caught the. 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. This book is a translation of a german story, in which slovenly peter has various things happen because of his sloven ways. One story is about a boy who always looked up while walking and then fell into a canal. Anything to me is sweeter than to see shockheaded peter. 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. The former is innocent with a sense of good and evil for which he is rewarded in the end. After the civil war, samuel clemens 18351910 left his small town to seek work as a riverboat pilot. Slovenly peter first edition mark twain bauman rare books.
This german childrens book is the creepiest thing youll. Project gutenberg ebook of struwwelpeter, merry stories. The story of augustus, who would not have any soup. Excerpt from slovenly peter, or cheerful stories and funny pictures for good little folks. Heinrich hoffman and immediately became very popular. I was excited to see this book on amazon and for a pretty decent price. Slovenly peter underappreciated rock bands and artists. Illustrations colored by hand after the original style classic reprint heinrich hoffmann on.
Hoffmanns captivating color illustrations, adapted by fritz kredel from a rare limited edition. The stories have been translated into a variety of languages, including an english translation by american author mark twain. Slovenly peter is a book from my own childhood, and it is still a great gift for young ones up to about age ten. For many many many weeksno water has been near his cheeks. And the sloven, i declare, not once this year has combed his hair. Each has a clear moral that demonstrates the disastrous consequences of misbehavior in an exaggerated way. The return of slovenly peter one of the bestselling childrens books of 1845 is back on bookstore shelves.
Slovenly betsy kids rhyme story read aloud childrens. With colored illustrations after the original style. Although today most parents would find the book disturbing, most parents in 1845 loved the book and found it incredibly funny. 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. Heinrich hoffman wrote struwwelpeter slovenly peter stories to tell children what could happen as a result of bad behavior. Or happy tales and funny pictures freely translated by mark twain, with dr. One english translation was done by mark twain, that great chronicler of boys. Wanting to buy his threeyear son a book for christmas and dissatisfied with what was available, he wrote his.
Slovenly peter by twain, mark and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. The colorful illustrations are wonderful and opaque, rather than glossy, which is keeping with the original storybook. Struwwelpeter variously translated as slovenly or shockheaded peter has become widely recognized as one of the most popular and influential childrens books ever written. The influence of struwwelpeter the new york public library. 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. This marvelous hardcover edition features mark twains witty translation of the hilarious rhymes that recount the disastrous consequences that befall naughty children. Slovenly peter by mark twain, limited editions club abebooks. Slovenly peter, or, cheerful stories and funny pictures. The childrens book every kid dreaded in the 18th century. Slovenly peter, or, cheerful stories and funny pictures for good little folks.
It caught my eye immediately, and once i saw the name of the band, i knew what it was. Illustrations colored by hand after the original style by hoffmann, heinrich, 18091894. Find slovenly peter, or, cheerful stories and funny pictures for good little folks. 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 book contains a series of stories where children behave carelessly or naughtily. 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. 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. 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.
The cover is rubbed and the corners show wear, as do the edges of the spine. Written in 1845 by german physician heinrich hoffmann, slovenly peter has entertained generations of readers around the world. I dont think it is appropriate for very young children because it could be scary to them. Slovenly peter, or cheerful stories and funny pictures for good little folks. 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.
It comprises ten illustrated and rhymed stories, each with a clear moral that demonstrates the disastrous consequences of misbehavior in an exaggerated way. The best scenes from the most demented german childrens. Hoffmann also wrote poetry, humour, and satire, as well as other childrens books and books. Adapted from the first rare edition by fritz kredel. 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, or cheerful stories and funny pictures for. Unlike any other bedtime story, in these ones, little children are severely punished for bizarre mistakes and misbehaving. In order to get the original book i grew up with, i will have to cruise book selling sites and pay.
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