Heidi by Johannah Spyri

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This classic Swiss novel follows the orphan and protagonist, Heidi, as she is taken to live with her grandfather, also known as Alm Uncle (or App Uncle) in the Swiss Alps. Alm Uncle has a bad history with the little town, which he lives outside, so many of the villagers worry about the young... read more

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Heidi: Heidi is an orphaned girl who is initially raised by her aunt Dete in Maienfeld, Switzerland, along with her grandfather.

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FROM the old and pleasantly situated village of Mayenfeld, a footpath winds through green and shady meadows to the foot of the mountains, which on this side look down from their stern and lofty heights upon the valley below.

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* Chapter I: Up the Mountain to Alm-Uncle
* Chapter II: At Home with Grandfather
* Chapter III: Out with the Goats
* Chapter IV: The Visit to Grandmother
* Chapter V: Two Visits and What Came of Them
* Chapter VI: A New Chapter about New Things
* Chapter VII: Fraulein Rottenmeier Spends an Uncomfortable Day
* Chapter VIII: There is Great Commotion in the Large House
* Chapter IX: Herr Sesemann Hears of Things that are New to Him
* Chapter X: Another Grandmother
* Chapter XI: Heidi Gains in One Way and Loses in Another
* Chapter XII: A Ghost in the House
* Chapter XIII: A Summer Evening on the Mountain
* Chapter XIV: Sunday Bells
* Chapter XV: Preparations for a journey
* Chapter XVI: A Visitor
* Chapter XVII: A Compensation
* Chapter XVIII: Winter in Dorfli
* Chapter XIX: The Winter Continues
* Chapter XX: News from Distant Friends
* Chapter XXI: How Life went on at Grandfather's
* Chapter XXII: Something Unexpected Happens
* Chapter XXIII: "Good-bye Till We Meet Again"

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Johannah Spyri (Author)

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