Struwwelpeter: Merry Stories and Funny Pictures: Poetry Guide and Free Edition
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Struwwelpeter: Merry Stories and Funny Pictures is catalogued by Project Gutenberg with author credits for Hoffmann, Heinrich (1809–1894).
Catalogue synopsis
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"Struwwelpeter: Merry Stories and Funny Pictures" by Heinrich Hoffmann is a children's book written and illustrated in 1845. This collection of ten rhymed cautionary tales shows children suffering disastrous consequences for their misbehavior. A girl plays with matches, a thumb-sucker meets a scissor-wielding tailor, and a boy who refuses soup wastes away. Each story delivers stark moral lessons through exaggerated punishments. Originally created as a Christmas gift for Hoffmann's young son, this pioneering work combines visual and verbal storytelling in ways that foreshadowed modern comic books.
Book and edition facts
- Title: Struwwelpeter: Merry Stories and Funny Pictures
- Author credits: Hoffmann, Heinrich (1809–1894)
- Catalogue language: English
Catalogue subjects
- Behavior -- Fiction
- Children -- Conduct of life -- Juvenile fiction
- Children's poetry, German -- Translations into English
- Children's stories, German -- Translations into English
- Picture books for children
- Stories in rhyme
Gutenberg collections
- Category: Children & Young Adult Reading
- Category: German Literature
- Category: Humour
- Category: Short Stories
- Children's Picture Books
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