Publisher |
Penguin Classics |
Publication Year |
2016 |
ISBN-13 |
9780143427353 |
ISBN-10 |
0143427350 |
Binding |
Paperback |
Number of Pages |
240 Pages |
Language |
(English) |
Weight (grms) |
590 |
A charming nineteenth-century Swiss classic about home, family and friendship. At the age of five, little orphan Heidi is sent to live with her grandfather in the Alps. Everyone in the village is afraid of him, but Heidi is fascinated by his long beard and bushy grey eyebrows. She loves her life in the mountains, playing in the sunshine and growing up amongst the goats and birds. But one terrible day, Heidi is collected by her aunt and made to live with a new family in town. Heidi can’t bear to be away from her grandfather. Can she find a way back up the mountain, where she belongs?
Johanna Spyri
Johanna Spyri was born in Switzerland. She is the author of many novels but is best known for her book Heidi. Born in the rural area of Hirzel, Switzerland, Spyri spent several summers as a child in the area around Chur in Graubünden, the setting she later used in her novels.
Johanna Spyri
Penguin Classics