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Struwwelpeter in English Translation (Dover Children's Classics) by Hoffmann, Heinrich is a work of fiction available to read on EtoBox.
What is Struwwelpeter in English Translation (Dover Children's Classics) about?
First published in 1845. Struwwelpeter (variously translated as "slovenly" or "shock-headed" Peter) has become widely recognized as one of the most popular and influential children's books ever written. Heinrich Hoffmann was a Frankfurt physician. Unhappy with the dry and pedagogic books available for children at the time, he wrote and illustrated Struwwelpeter as a Christmas present for his three-year-old son. The book relates in verse and pictures the often gruesome consequences that befall ch
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It is typically read by readers looking for immersive, entertainment-first reading.
Common subject areas: fiction, literature, genre fiction.
- Author
- Hoffmann, Heinrich
- Publisher
- Dover Publications ; Constable
- Published
- 1995
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780486284699
- Category
- work of fiction
- Subjects
- Literary Fiction, Fiction, Poetry
- Rating
- 3.86 / 5 (296 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-13
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