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Lifetime: 1809 - 1894 Passed: ≈ 130 years ago

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Heinrich Hoffmann

Books by Heinrich Hoffmann

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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...

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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...

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Zwei Kindermärchen

Struwwelpeter: In dem Buch erzählt Hoffmann Geschichten von Kindern, die nicht brav sind, nicht auf ihre Eltern hören und denen deshalb allerlei grausames Unheil widerfährt. http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/24571 König Nussknacker und der arme Reinho...

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Slovenly Betsy

Hienrich Hoffmann was a German psychiatrist and doctor. He had written poetry and sketches for his son, and was persuaded to have a collection of these printed.The stories were not perceived as cruel or overly moral by Hoffmann's contemporaries.This...