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"Heidi" by Johanna Spyri is a work of children's fiction published between 1880 and 1881. Five-year-old Heidi is sent to live with her reclusive grandfather high in the Swiss Alps, where she finds joy among the mountains and befriends young goatherd Peter and his family. Her idyllic life is disrupted when she's taken to Frankfurt to companion a wealthy invalid girl named Klara. The story follows Heidi's journey between two worlds—the freedom of mountain life and the constraints of city society. ... Read more
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| Author | Spyri, Johanna, 1827-1901 |
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| Illustrator | Kirk, Maria Louise, 1860-1938 |
| Translator | Stork, Elisabeth P. (Elisabeth Pausinger) |
| Title | Heidi (Gift Edition) |
| Note | Project Gutenberg has several editions of this eBook: #20781 (Fine paintings in color) #1448 (Text file only) #46409 (Illustrations in B & W and color) |
| Contents | PART I HEIDI'S YEARS OF LEARNING AND TRAVEL I Going up to the Alm-Uncle II. With the Grandfather III. On the Pasture IV. In the Grandmother's Hut V. Two Visitors VI. A New Chapter with New Things VII. Miss Rottenmeier Has an Uncomfortable Day VIII. Great Disturbances in the Sesemann House IX. The Master of the House Hears of Strange Doings X. A Grandmama XI. Heidi Gains in Some Respects and Loses in Others XII. The Sesemann House is Haunted XIII. Up the Alp on a Summer Evening XIV. On Sunday When the Church Bells Ring PART II HEIDI MAKES USE OF HER EXPERIENCE XV. Preparations for a Journey XVI. A Guest on the Alp XVII. Retaliation XVIII. Winter in the Village XIX. Winter Still Continues XX. News from Distant Friends XXI. On Further Events on the Alp XXII. Something Unexpected Happens XXIII. Parting to Meet Again |
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| Summary | Johanna Spyri’s classic story of a Swiss orphan who is heartbroken when she must leave her beloved grandfather and their happy home in the mountains to go to school and to care for an invalid girl in the city. |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 82.7 (6th grade). Easy to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | PZ: Language and Literatures: Juvenile belles lettres |
| Subject | Switzerland -- History -- 19th century -- Fiction |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 20781 |
| Release Date | Mar 9, 2007 |
| Last Update | Jan 1, 2021 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 2237 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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