“johanna spyri”

Heidi is one of the best known works of Swiss literature, writen by Johanna Spyri in 1880. It is the story of a young orphan who is intially raised by her aunt Dete, but alter brought to her grandfather who lives in seclusion in an alpine cottage. Heidi does not go to school, but spends her time wi... More

Discover Heidi, one of the most appealing heroines of all time, in Johanna Spyri's classic novel, now packaged with a charm on a chain.Day after day there were the same cloudless sky and the brilliant sun; the flowers opened wide their fragrant blossoms, and everywhere the eye was greeted with a glo... More

"Dear child," she said now, in a voice which trembled with anxiety and affection, "you know that you are too tired to go out in the morning; but this afternoon, perhaps, we will go down to the river. Will not that be better, my darling?" "Oh, yes, I suppose so," sighed the child; but though she said... More

While he sat there, the big post-wagon came rumbling along. He had often seen it as it came through Sils, and always thought that the very greatest happiness upon earth must be experienced by the driver, who sat all day long on the box, and controlled his four horses with his whip. Now he saw this h... More

From the author of 'Heidi'. A girl suffers temporarily from the unjust suspicion of her elders.... More