Struwwelpeter: Merry Tales and Funny Pictures

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Struwwelpeter: Merry Tales and Funny Pictures
By Heinrich Hoffman (1809-1894)

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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
Christmas in 1844. Not impressed by what the stores had to offer, he instead
bought a notebook and wrote his own stories and pictures. While Struwwelpeter
is somewhat notorious for its perceived brutal treatment of the erring children, it
has been influential on many later children's books, most notably Charlie and the
Chocolate Factory. (Summary by Catharine and wikipedia.org)

Read by Catharine Eastman. Total Running Time: 00:21:18

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Cover picture by the author (1844). Copyright expired in US, Canada, EL) and all countries
with author's life +70 yrs laws. Cover design by Janette Brown. This design is in the public
domain.

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