A collection of illustrated poems depicting naughty children meeting horrible fates. Published by David Bogue, London, in 1856. Found at the British Museum. There is more information about this book at the bottom of the page
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OMG, I'm still wrapping my head around the fact that this was intended for children. It seems it would have been more useful for parents to scare the heck out of their kids. MARK: reading group book of the week.
By The Australian Panther
Some of this seems to be the quiet famous German book, 'Stuwwelpeter'
Link to some original illustrations here.
http://germanstories.vcu.edu/struwwel/struwwel.html
My Grandfather had that in his collection.
Researching the origin of fairy tales and children's stories brings up some very dark origins.
good thing Fredric Wertham didn't know.
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