Heidi : lessons at home and abroad
Spyri, Johanna, 1827-19012017
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Orphaned at an early age, Heidi has been brought up by her mother's sister Dete in Switzerland. Having been offered a job in Frankfurt, however, her aunt is forced to entrust her young charge into the care of her grandfather, the reclusive Alp-Uncle who lives in the mountains without any interaction with the villagers beneath. The curmudgeonly old man is initially reluctant to accept the new arrangement, but his grand-daughter's warmth, cleverness and exuberance soon win him over, while Heidi learns to love her new surroundings and makes a new friend, Peter the goatherd. But as Heidi gets settled in her new life, little does she suspect that a major upheaval is just around the corner.
Main title:
Heidi : lessons at home and abroad / Johanna Spyri ; translated by Peter James Bowman ; illustrations by Susan Hellard.
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Imprint:
Richmond, Surrey : Alma Classics, 2017.
Collation:
211 pages ; 20 cm
Notes:
Translated from the German.
Audience:
Juvenile.
ISBN:
9781847496652 (pbk)
Dewey class:
833.8J
Local class:
JF
Language:
EnglishGerman
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BRN:
2037292
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