About this ebook
Johanna Spyri's classic tale brings us from the height of the Alps to a drawing room in Frankfurt and back. Meet Heidi, Grandfather, Peter, Grannie, and Clara in this charming story of friendship and family. Join Heidi on her many adventures in the mountains with the goats and in the city with Clara and the kittens in the Calico Illustrated Classics adaptation of Spyri's Heidi.
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About the 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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