Beschreibung
StruwwelhitlerA Nazi Story Book by Doktor SchrecklichkeitProduced in wartime, it might have been a modest volume ofsmall dimensions printed on cheap paper, but it was successfulfrom the very start. The Struwwelhitler was published in 1941 toraise funds for the Daily Sketch War Relief Fund, which supportedthe British troops and victims of the German air raids.The book was reprinted several times over a short period.
‘Dr. Schrecklichkeit’ was the pen name of Robert and PhilipSpence, who studied art in Newcastle. Later Robert Spencejoined the Royal Society of Etchers and Engravers and Philipbecame a popular watercolor artist and illustrator. TheStruwwelhitler was a collaborative effort; although Robert livedin London and Philip in Gateshead, they created it togetherworking in their respective homes and sending their sketchesand ideas back and forth. The work of political satire waspublished in the same publishing house as the ‘Daily Sketch’,an illustrated newspaper.