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Lifetime: 1809 - 1894 Passed: ≈ 130 years ago

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Heinrich Hoffmann

Books by Heinrich Hoffmann

Struwwelpeter

Humour Fairy Tale Children's Literature

Discipline Children's Literature German Literature Verse Morality tales Illustration Cautionary tales Behavior Child psychology Victorian literature Dark humor Graphic illustrations Rhyme Heinrich Hoffmann Struwwelpeter

Der Struwwelpeter, zuerst erschienen als “Lustige Geschichten und drollige Bilder mit 15 schön kolorierten Tafeln für Kinder von 3-6 Jahren”, wurde 1845 von Heinrich Hoffmann als ein Kinderbuch für seine eigene Familie geschrieben. Es wurde als eine...

Struwwelpeter

Satire Humour Children's Literature

Morality Children's Literature Punishment German Literature Cautionary tales Child psychology Dark humor Victorian era Misbehavior Illustrations

Struwwelpeter (Slovenly Peter) is an illustrated collection of humorous children’s poems describing ludicrous and usually violent punishments for naughty behavior. Hoffmann, a Frankfurt physician, wanted to buy a picture book for his son for Christma...

Zwei Kindermärchen

Fairy Tale Children's Literature

Morality Imagination Fantasy Children's book Fairy Tale Dreams Naughty Children Disobedient Kids Consequence

Zwei Kindermärchen is a collection of two children's stories by Heinrich Hoffmann. The first story, Struwwelpeter, is a cautionary tale about a naughty boy who refuses to listen to his parents and is punished for his disobedience. The second story, K...

Slovenly Betsy

Poetry Satire Humour Children's Literature

Discipline Children's Literature Education Satire Moral Tales Verse Humor Rhyme Misbehavior German Illustrated Cautionary

Slovenly Betsy is a collection of cautionary tales for children, originally published in Germany as "Struwwelpeter." The stories, written in rhyme and illustrated with humorous and sometimes macabre images, depict children engaging in various misbeha...