Thanks for uploading this great book. I have long had its content in a 1930s German collection of Busch's works, which would have been more pleasant for me to read in Busch's native Hanoverian Plattdeutsch dialect than Hochdeutsch. But English is also much easier for me to read. So I'm glad to get this.
By The Australian Panther
Excellent, Lyons. A copy oif this is a necessity foir CB+.
'For those who came in late':-
Max and Moritz: How Germany's naughtiest boys rose to fame.
https:www.qwant.com/?q=Max+and+Maurice+&t=web
[ Regardless of how one interprets the story, the picture book is considered a pioneer of modern comics, which developed in the US at the end of the 19th century.
Comic strips became popular in US newspapers. In December 1897, the Sunday edition of the "New York Journal" published for the first time "The Katzenjammer Kids" by the German cartoonist Rudolph Dirk. The media mogul William Randolf Hearst had commissioned him with the series. He wanted to increase the circulation of his newspaper and he reportedly said he needed "something like Max and Moritz" for his paper.
Dirk applied the instructions literally and borrowed on Wilhem Busch's characters to create the cheeky twins Hans and Fritz. In some cases, the similarities go one step further: "There used to be a very high proportion of German-speaking press in North America at the time. And in those papers, the two characters are explicitly called Max and Moritz," says cartoon expert Martin Jurgeit. That would be called pure plagiarism nowadays.]
By Comickraut
What a nice surprise, thanks Lyons. I've never read "my" Wilhelm Busch in English. Since I know the stories more or less by heart, I'm also pleasantly surprised at how well the translation into English turned out. Up until the 1970s, Busch's stories could be found in every German children's room, but then this was no longer the case because the stories were considered too brutal. Today the stories are no longer viewed as children's stories, but "simply" as picture story literature, as a treasure and classic of German literature. By the way, Busch was also a very good painter, his oil paintings seem timeless. And moreover, Busch also wrote pure poems, i.e. without illustrations. These are humorous as usual, but also contain deep insights into life and human nature. Busch spent his youth in a small village in southern Lower Saxony, just a stone's throw away from the village where I grew up. :-)
CB+ Chat AI - At Your Service▼
CB+ ChatAI is training & may be inaccurate. In truth, it's a pathological liar. Do not trust it!
Mission: Our mission is to present free of charge, and to the widest audience, popular cultural works of the past. These are offered as a contribution to education and lifelong learning. They reflect the attitudes, perspectives, and beliefs of different times. We do not endorse these views, which may contain content offensive to modern users.
Disclaimer: We aim to house only Public Domain content. If you suspect that any of our material may be infringing copyright, please use our contact page to let us know. So we can investigate further. Utilizing our downloadable content, is strictly at your own risk. In no event will we be liable for any loss or damage including without limitation, indirect or consequential loss or damage, or any loss or damage whatsoever arising from loss of data or profits arising out of, or in connection with, the use of this website.
CB+ Chat AI - At Your Service▼
CB+ ChatAI is training & may be inaccurate. In truth, it's a pathological liar. Do not trust it!
