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Heidi

Heidi( )
Author: Spyri, Johanna
Translator: Stork, Elizabeth
ISBN:978-1-5369-8102-5
Publication Date:Aug 2016
Publisher:CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
Book Format:Paperback
List Price:USD $6.99
Book Description:

Johanna Spyri was a prominent 19th-century author best known for her stories for children. Spyri was born in Switzerland and many of her novels were set in an area where she spent many of her summers growing up. Spyri's greatest work is the book Heidi which is considered a classic in children's literature.Heidi is a novel that centers around a young orphaned girl who is being raised by her aunt. Heidi's aunt takes her to her grandfather's house in the mountains where she lives for...
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Book Details
Pages:130
Detailed Subjects: Fiction / General
Physical Dimensions (W X L X H):6 x 9 x 0.3 Inches
Book Weight:0.56 Pounds
Author Biography
Spyri, Johanna (Author)
Johanna Spyri was born in the village of Hirzel, Switzerland on June 12, 1827. She was tutored at home and attended school both at home and in Zurich. She married Bernhard Spyri, a lawyer, in 1852 and moved to Zurich. She wrote her first story, A Leaf on Vrony's Grave, in 1871. She wrote numerous stories for both children and adults, but her most famous work was Heidi, which was published in 1880. Both her husband and son died in 1884. She spent her remaining years writing, raising her niece, and doing charity work. She died on July 7, 1901.

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