Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog Project Gutenberg 2006-11-24 Public domain in the USA. 142 Hoffmann, Heinrich 1809 1894 Hoffmann-Donner, Heinrich Hoffman, Heinrich Slovenly Betsy Slovenly Betsy -- Phoebe Ann, the Proud Girl -- The Dreadful Story of Pauline and the Matches -- What Happened to Lazy Charlotte -- The Cry-Baby -- The Story of Romping Polly -- The Story of a Dirty Child -- Envious Minnie -- The Little Glutton -- Sophie Spoilall. E-text prepared by Suzanne Shell, Sankar Viswanathan, and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team "Slovenly Betsy" by Heinrich Hoffmann is a children's book likely written in the early 20th century. This book is a collection of cautionary tales that feature various characters, particularly focusing on young children and their misadventures due to their poor habits or behavior. The illustrations included in the original design enhance the storytelling, making it visually appealing for its intended young audience. The central story revolves around a girl named Betsy, who is notoriously careless about her personal hygiene and appearance. Her slovenly habits lead her to endure shame and ridicule from her peers, culminating in a particularly embarrassing incident where she gets muddy after playing in the rain, which prompts a change in her behavior. The book continues with other tales that explore themes such as pride, jealousy, laziness, and gluttony through characters like Phoebe Ann, Pauline, and Charlotte, each encountering consequences for their actions. Overall, "Slovenly Betsy" serves as a moral lesson for children, encouraging them to adopt better habits and behaviors through entertaining and relatable narratives. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 86.5 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Stories in rhyme Behavior -- Fiction Children's stories, German -- Translations into English PZ Text Children's Picture Books Category: Children & Young Adult Reading 61249 2025-07-08T11:04:21.953723 text/html 59174 2007-01-02T13:55:14 text/html 2178773 2025-07-08T11:04:24.744719 application/epub+zip 2177174 2025-07-08T11:04:22.643748 application/epub+zip 69701 2025-07-08T11:04:22.253715 application/epub+zip 2210211 2025-07-08T11:04:26.281702 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 2224196 2025-07-08T11:04:24.349704 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 123013 2022-09-09T11:51:39.322567 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 36773 2025-07-08T11:04:21.422726 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 36578 2021-01-01T13:49:36 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 20295 2025-07-08T11:04:26.402730 application/rdf+xml 9583 2025-07-08T11:04:22.324699 image/jpeg 1893 2025-07-08T11:04:22.289711 image/jpeg 2138904 2021-01-01T13:49:36 application/octet-stream application/zip 13681 2021-01-01T13:49:36 application/octet-stream application/zip 2141408 2025-07-08T11:04:22.067735 application/octet-stream application/zip de.wikipedia en.wikipedia