Pious Helen

Authors: Wilhelm Busch

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Die fromme Helene (“Pious Helen”, Wilhelm Busch, 1872): the creator of Max und Moritz follows the mischievous Helene from her childhood pranks at her uncle’s house to a hypocritical marriage, a pilgrimage and a fiery end, in rhyming verse under each woodcut picture. A biting satire of bourgeois piety and double standards and a landmark of the German picture story. 13th edition (Fr. Bassermann, Munich, 1882), German. Age 13+: satire featuring drinking, infidelity and a darkly comic death. Public domain.

Episodes: 1
Pages: 116
Language: Deutsch
Rating: Teen

Attribution

Die fromme Helene, von Wilhelm Busch (1832–1908). In Holz geschnitten von Ettling. 13. Auflage, München, Fr. Bassermann, 1882. Public domain worldwide (author d. 1908; published 1872/1882). Scan: Bayerische Staatsbibliothek München, L.eleg.m. 167 m (https://www.digitale-sammlungen.de/en/view/bsb11641294), via Internet Archive item 11641294bsb; embedded page images extracted unmodified. Blank leaves and the digitisation logo page excluded.

License: PD

Source: https://archive.org/details/11641294bsb

Episodes

1. The Pious Helene (13th ed., 1882)

Pious Helen

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