Struwwelpeter, or Merry Rhymes and Funny Pictures (Classic Reprint)

Heinrich Hoffmann

Children's Books

Forgotten Books

Dr. Heinrich Hoffmann's Der Struwwelpeter, the best known German children's book, was first published in Frankfurt in 1845. 'Shock-Headed Peter' or 'Slovenly Peter' (as it is mostly known in English speaking countries) has conquered the children's book market of the world not only with dozens of translations but also literally hundreds of imitations, adaptations, take-offs and parodies. These 'merry stories and funny pictures for children between 3 and 6 years,' as Dr. Hoffmann termed them, are cautionary tales, by turns macabre, touching, and wickedly funny. Where else does every recalcitrant child or cruel adult get his or her 'deserts,' and that within a few pages?
Special Features
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 Stylistically elegant, rhyming Latin translation that is accessible to the non-scholarly reader Facing page original German text and popular English translation Hoffmann's original illustrations, plus detailed enlargements of them Appendix with new, never before published contemporary English translation, Scruffypete, by Ann Elizabeth Wild Afterword by Walter Sauer, on the history of the work and its Latin translations Select Latin-English glossary 
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Shock-Headed Peter: In Latin-English-German (Multilingual Edition)

Literature & Fiction

History & Criticism

Bolchazy-Carducci Publishers

A new edition for adults of the classic children's stories also includes a World War II-era parody entitled "Struwwelhitler"

Struwwelpeter: Fearful Stories and Vile Pictures to Instruct Good Little Folks

Feral House

A bilingual edition of Struwwelpeterwith the original pictures and German verses side by side with new English translations that concentrate on copying the easy rhythm and rhyming and natural word order of the originals. They are set in 1970's America, from West Texas and California to downstate Illinois and upstate New York and coastal Maine. A few sequels are added: Conrad is taken to hospital and has his thumbs reattached. Robert is discovered next morning clinging to a steeple, and is rescued. This book is not suitable for small children who believe in Santa Claus: In the English, Santa comes home and tracks ink all around the house. Mrs. Santa takes the rolling pin to him and banishes him to the reindeer shed. It is intended for older children and grownups. Der Struwwelpeter was written in December 1844 by Frankfurt physician Heinrich Hoffmann as a Christmas gift for his three-year-old son Carl Philipp. He put it together very quickly from funny stories that he used in his practice. He told these to frightened child patients while making pencil sketches to illustrate, and the children quickly forgot their fears and could be examined. It is sometimes theorized that the stories are too frightening for children, but Hoffmann knew better - from practice. The book was published in October 1845 and became an instant and perennial favorite. New editions and imitations and parodies and translations are still appearing every year. An Internet search for "Struwwelpeter" returns over 400,000 results. There is a Struwwelpeter Museum in Frankfurt at Schubertstrasse 20, a short walk from the Palmengarten entrance. Helping to support this museum is its "Freundeskreis" (Circle of Friends). Membership - se the museum website - is US$30 per year and open to all. It includes a subscription to the annual Struwwelpost - a journal of Struwwelpeter news and scholarly articles.

Struwwelpeter Tales of Hoffmann: Der Struwwelpeter

Iolair Pub.

A deluxe bilingual edition of the German children's classic Der Struwwelpeter. Gives Hoffmann's colored illustrations of 1861 and his German verses, side by side with new, closer, translations into English verse. These new translations try to follow the originals, word by word and line by line, as closely as possible; they concentrate on translating Hoffmann's use of natural straightforward language, and the easy 2/4 rhythm of his lines, that flow and scan and rhyme so effortlessly. Cheerful sequels are added to some of the stories: Conrad's thumbs are reattached by surgeons. Robert is found next morning clinging to the steeple, and is rescued by the fire department. An added page describes the making of suncatchers - stained glass window hangings - in the shapes of Struwwelpeter figures. A companion book Max and Moritz 2000 gives the original German and a new English translation for Wilhelm Busch's great children's classic (The Katzenjammer Kids, in America).

Struwwelpeter 2000: The original German verse and 1861 illustrations of Der Struwwelpeter with new English translations (English and German Edition) by Colin Blyth (2000-09-01)

Colin Blyth

A deluxe hardcover bilingual edition of Struwwelpeter with the original pictures (their colors tidied up) and the German verses with new, closer English translations side by side. The translations concentrate on copying the easy rhythm and rhyming and natural language of Hoffmann's lines. They try to follow the originals word by word, line by line, picture by picture, as closely as possible, right up to the end of each story.A few sequels are then added: Conrad is taken to hospital and his thumbs are reattached. Flying Robert is found next morning clinging to a steeple, and is rescued.  A page at the end describes the making of "suncatchers" - stained glass window hangings - in the shape of Struwwelpeter figures, and a stained glass Peter is shown on the back cover.   Der Struwwelpeter was written in December 1844 by Frankfurt am Main physician Heinrich Hoffmann as a Christmas gift for his three-year-old son Carl Pilipp. He put it together very quickly from funny stories that he used in his practice. He told these to frightened child patients, making pencil sketches to illustrate, and the children quickly forgot their fears and could be examined. It is sometimes theorized that the stories are too frightening for children, but Hoffmann knew better - from practice.  The book was published in October 1845 and was an immediate and perennial success. Edition after edition quickly followed - nearly 200 in Hoffmann's lifetime. Today, Struwwelpeter scholars have given up trying to count the editions and imitations and parodies and translations that are still appearing. An internet search for "Struwwelpeter" returns over 400,000 results.  The Struwwelpeter Museum is at 20 Schubertstrasse in Frankfurt, a short walk from the Palmengarten entrance. Helping to support the museum is its "Freundeskreis" (Circle of Friends). Membership - see the Museum website - is US$30 per year and is open to all. It includes a subscription to their annual  Struwwelpost  - a journal of Struwwelpeter news and scholarly articles.

Struwwelpeter 2000 (English and German Edition)

Iolair Publishing

Struwwelpeter

Classics

Belitha Press Ltd

The story of Struwwelpeter is just over 150 years old and tells of a young lad whose name when translated into English is Slovenly Peter.

Pavilion Children’s Books

Der Struwwelpeter (German Edition)

Schoenhof Foreign Books

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Der Struwwelpeter (German and English Edition)

Distribooks, Inc

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Struwwelpeter, or Merry Rhymes and Funny Pictures (Classic Reprint)

Shock-Headed Peter: In Latin-English-German (Multilingual Edition)

Struwwelpeter: Fearful Stories and Vile Pictures to Instruct Good Little Folks

Struwwelpeter Tales of Hoffmann: Der Struwwelpeter

Struwwelpeter 2000: The original German verse and 1861 illustrations of Der Struwwelpeter with new English translations (English and German Edition) by Colin Blyth (2000-09-01)

Struwwelpeter 2000 (English and German Edition)

Struwwelpeter

Struwwelpeter

Der Struwwelpeter (German Edition)

Der Struwwelpeter (German and English Edition)