Slovenly Betsy: the American Struwwelpeter by Heinrich Hoffmann
Slovenly Betsy, Proud Phoebe, Lazy Charlotte, and other naughty girls get their comeuppance in these darkly humorous fables by Heinrich Hoffmann, the author of Struwwelpeter (Shock-headed Peter). Hoffmann's Slovenly Betsy features the same hilarious approach to manners and morals as its famous predecessor. Adults and children alike will revel in these quaintly illustrated rhyming stories of bad habits and their dire consequences.More than 40 full-color drawings accompany Hoffman's cautionary tales in verse of Sophie Spoilall, who deliberately breaks her toys; The Little Glutton, whose greed for sweets leads to a misadventure with a beehive; Envious Minnie, whose pretty face is ruined by jealousy; and other rude and disobedient children. The first large-format edition of a lost classic, this volume will delight book collectors and bibliophiles as well as all readers with a taste for perverse drollery.
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Struwwelpeter in English Translation
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The Blue Fairy Book
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The Burgess Bird Book for Children
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Burgess Animal Book for Children
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The Cat of Bubastes
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The Welsh Fairy Book
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Otto of the Silver Hand
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The Red Fairy Book
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How to Eat a Poem
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The Yellow Fairy Book
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The Crimson Fairy Book
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Shakespeare'S Stories for Young Readers
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The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood
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Perrault'S Fairy Tales
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The The Story of King Arthur and His Knights
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The Green Fairy Book
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Men of Iron
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The Lilac Fairy Book
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The Orange Fairy Book
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The Book of Dragons
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The Bear That Wasn't
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The Brown Fairy Book
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The Magic Pudding
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Five Little Peppers and How They Grew
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First Voyage to America
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The Burgess Seashore Book for Children
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The Adventures of Uncle Lubin
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Aesop'S Fables
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The Grey Fairy Book
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The Story of Beowulf
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Celtic Fairy Tales
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In Freedom's Cause
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The The Arabian Nights Entertainments
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Ozma of Oz
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Household Stories by the Brothers Grimm
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Cautionary Tales and Bad Child's Book of Beasts
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English Fairy Tales
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The The Wonder Clock
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The Book of Pirates
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Wulf the Saxon
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Slovenly Kate and Other Stories
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Sing-Song
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The Marvelous Land of Oz
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In the Reign of Terror
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The Violet Fairy Book
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Tik-Tok of Oz
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East O' the Sun and West O' the Moon
Struwwelpeter was written as a Christmas present for his 3-year-old son by Frankfurt psychiatrist Heinrich Hoffmann (1809-94). The doctor's witty and unforgettable fables on the dangers of misbehaving, first published in 1845, are still widely read today.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9780486498287 |
| ISBN 10 | 048649828X |
| Title | Slovenly Betsy: the American Struwwelpeter |
| Author | Heinrich Hoffmann |
| Series | Dover Children's Classics |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Dover Publications Inc. |
| Year published | 2013-08-31 |
| Number of pages | 96 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
| Note | Unavailable |