Heidi

Heidi
The cover of an 1887 published edition
AuthorJohanna Spyri
Original titleOriginally published in two parts- Part 1: Heidi: Her Years of Neverending Learning, Part 2 Heidi: How She Used What She Learned
TranslatorHelen Bennett Dole
LanguageGerman
GenreChildren's fiction
Publication date
1880 (1st volume)
1881 (2nd volume)
Publication placeSwitzerland
Followed byHeidi Grows Up 
TextHeidi at Wikisource

Heidi (/ˈhdi/; German: [ˈhaɪdi]) is a work of children's fiction published between 1880 and 1881 by Swiss author Johanna Spyri, originally published in two parts as Heidi: Her Years of Wandering and Learning[1] (German: Heidis Lehr- und Wanderjahre) and Heidi: How She Used What She Learned[2] (German: Heidi kann brauchen, was es gelernt hat).[3] It is a novel about the events in the life of a 3-year-old girl in her paternal grandfather's care in the Swiss Alps. It was written as a book "for children and those who love children" (as quoted from its subtitle).

Heidi is one of the best-selling books ever written and is among the best-known works of Swiss literature.[4][5]

  1. ^ Heidi: her years of wandering and learning / translated from the german of Johanna Spyri by Louise Brooks: a story for children and those who love children. May 11, 1885 – via www.e-rara.ch.
  2. ^ "Heidi: her years of wandering and learning / translated from the german of Johanna Spyri by Louise Brooks: a story for children and those who love children". www.e-rara.ch. May 11, 1885.
  3. ^ Helen Bennett Dole, translator of the 1899 edition
  4. ^ "Swiss Literature (old link)". revue.ch. Archived from the original on August 8, 2007. Retrieved March 4, 2008.
  5. ^ "Swiss Literature". admin.ch. Archived from the original on February 6, 2008. Retrieved March 4, 2007.

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