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Johanna Spyri

About the Author

Johanna Louise Spyri (1827–1901) was a Swiss author of novels, notably children’s stories, and is best known for her book Heidi. Born in Hirzel, a rural area in the canton of Zurich, Switzerland, as a child she spent several summers near Chur in Graubünden, the setting she later would use in her novels.

The Classic Heroines Collection Boxed Set

The Classic Heroines Collection Boxed Set

by L.M. Montgomery, by Johanna Spyri, by Frances Hodgson Burnett

Heidi

Heidi

by Johanna Spyri

Heidi

Heidi

by Johanna Spyri, Illustrated by Jim Tierney

Heidi

Heidi

by Johanna Spyri

Classic Starts®: Heidi

Classic Starts®: Heidi

by Johanna Spyri, Abridged by Lisa Church, Illustrated by Jamel Akib, Afterword by Arthur Pober