Heidi
Johanna Spyri · Marion Edwards
About this book
Heidi tells the story of an orphaned girl sent to live with her reclusive grandfather in the Swiss Alps. Readers who enjoy classic children's fiction about nature, family, and homesickness will find this a good choice.
Johanna Spyri
Johanna Spyri was a Swiss author of novels, notably children's stories. She wrote the popular book Heidi. Born in Hirzel, a rural area in the canton of Zürich, as a child she spent several summers near Chur in Graubünden, the setting she later would use in her novels.
Biography from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Portrait: via Wikipedia (see source).
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