Slovenly Peter, or, Cheerful stories and funny pictures for good little folks
Contributors: Porter & Coates
Publisher: Porter & Coates, 900 Chestnut Street
Published: 1885
Place of publication: Philadelphia
Language: eng
Number of pages: 92
Subjects: Parodies, imitations; Children's poetry, German; Translations into English
Other titles: Slovenly Peter; Cheerful stories and funny pictures for good little folks
Notes: Porter & Coates was publishing at 900 Chestnut Street by 1885, and was renamed Henry T. Coates and Company in 1895.

In original publisher's binding: red cloth stamped with an Eastlake-style design and characters from the story in black and gilt on upper board; title and figure on stilts in gilt on spine.

Illustrations hand-colored using stencils.

"From the twenty-third edition of the celebrated German work of Dr. Henry Hoffman"--Page 3.

Includes 36 tales, 9 of which are Heinrich Hoffmann's classic tales translated from his original Der Struwwelpeter.
Table of contents: title: Slovenly Peter; title: The story of cruel Frederick; title: The dreadful story of Pauline and the matches; title: The story of the inky boys; title: The story of the wild huntsman; title: The story of Little Suck-A-Thumb; title: The story of Fidgety Philip; title: The story of Johnny Look-In-The-Air; title: The story of Flying Robert; title: The Little Jacob; title: Frank, the Liar; title: Tom, the Thief; title: How it happened to Lazy Charlotte; title: The story of Romping Polly; title: The cry-baby; title: Sophy Spoilall; title: Envious Minny; title: The history of the dirty child; title: Cruel Paul; title: Slovenly Betsy; title: Phoebe Ann, the Proud Girl; title: Discontented Lucy; title: Idle Fritz; title: Simple Hans; title: Heedless Hugo; title: The night wanderer; title: Ned, the toy-breaker; title: Prying Will; title: The little glutton; title: Tom Bogus, the sweet tooth; title: Jimmy Sliderlegs; title: Harry Cobus and the Shang-Hais; title: The history of Doctor Wango Tango; title: The tragical story of Mammy Katchem and her kittens; title: Truant Peter; title: The crow-biddy.