Johanna Spyri 1827—1901
Johanna Spyri was an author of children’s stories, and is best known for Heidi. Born Johanna Louise Heusser in the rural area of Hirzel, Switzerland, as a child she spent several summers in the area around Chur in Graubünden, the setting she later would use in her novels.
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Heidi (1880)
One of the most charming tales in children's literature, Heidi is the story of a five-year-old orphan who goes to live with her grandfather in the... read more »
Rico and Wiseli (1885)
Rico was almost nine years old, and had been to school for two winters. Up there in the mountains there was no school in the summer-time; for then the... read more »