This edition had all images removed.
Title:
Heidi
(Gift Edition)
Note:
Project Gutenberg has several editions of this eBook:
#20781
(Fine paintings in color)
#1448
(Text file only)
#46409
(Illustrations in B & W and color)
Note: Reading ease score: 82.7 (6th grade). Easy to read.
Contents:
PART I
HEIDI'S YEARS OF LEARNING AND TRAVEL
I Going up to the Alm-Uncle
II. With the Grandfather
III. On the Pasture
IV. In the Grandmother's Hut
V. Two Visitors
VI. A New Chapter with New Things
VII. Miss Rottenmeier Has an Uncomfortable Day
VIII. Great Disturbances in the Sesemann House
IX. The Master of the House Hears of Strange Doings
X. A Grandmama
XI. Heidi Gains in Some Respects and Loses in Others
XII. The Sesemann House is Haunted
XIII. Up the Alp on a Summer Evening
XIV. On Sunday When the Church Bells Ring
PART II
HEIDI MAKES USE OF HER EXPERIENCE
XV. Preparations for a Journey
XVI. A Guest on the Alp
XVII. Retaliation
XVIII. Winter in the Village
XIX. Winter Still Continues
XX. News from Distant Friends
XXI. On Further Events on the Alp
XXII. Something Unexpected Happens
XXIII. Parting to Meet Again
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Produced by Jason Isbell, Emma Morgan Isbell, Jeannie Howse
and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at
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This file is gratefully uploaded to
the PG collection in honor of Distributed Proofreaders
having posted over 10,000 ebooks.
Summary: Johanna Spyri’s classic story of a Swiss orphan who is heartbroken when she must leave her beloved grandfather and their happy home in the mountains to go to school and to care for an invalid girl in the city.
Summary: "Heidi" by Johanna Spyri is a novel written in the mid-19th century. The story revolves around a young girl named Heidi who, after being taken to live with her stern grandfather in the Swiss Alps, embarks on a journey filled with adventure and personal growth. The narrative explores themes of family, nature, and the importance of home, as well as the contrast between Heidi's idyllic mountain life and her experiences in urban settings. At the start of the story, Heidi is being taken by her aunt Deta up the mountain to meet her grandfather, known as the Alm-Uncle, who lives in isolation. The journey reveals the villagers' apprehensions about the uncle, hinting at the mysterious and potentially troubled past he carries. Upon reaching the uncle's hut, Heidi's cheerful and curious nature brings her into contact with her grandfather, who is initially gruff and unwelcoming. As Heidi begins to adapt to her new mountain home, she experiences the joys of nature and the companionship of animals, foreshadowing the profound impact she will have on her grandfather and the blossoming relationship between them. The opening sets the stage for Heidi's adventures and the transformative power of love and acceptance amidst the rugged beauty of the Alps. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Author: Spyri, Johanna, 1827-1901
Illustrator: Kirk, Maria Louise, 1860-1938
Translator: Stork, Elisabeth P. (Elisabeth Pausinger)
EBook No.: 20781
Published: Mar 9, 2007
Downloads: 1172
Language: English
Subject: Orphans -- Fiction
Subject: Grandfathers -- Fiction
Subject: Mountain life -- Switzerland -- Fiction
Subject: Switzerland -- History -- 19th century -- Fiction
LoCC: Language and Literatures: Juvenile belles lettres
Category: Text
Rights: Public domain in the USA.
This edition has images.
Title:
Heidi
(Gift Edition)
Note:
Project Gutenberg has several editions of this eBook:
#20781
(Fine paintings in color)
#1448
(Text file only)
#46409
(Illustrations in B & W and color)
Note: Reading ease score: 82.7 (6th grade). Easy to read.
Contents:
PART I
HEIDI'S YEARS OF LEARNING AND TRAVEL
I Going up to the Alm-Uncle
II. With the Grandfather
III. On the Pasture
IV. In the Grandmother's Hut
V. Two Visitors
VI. A New Chapter with New Things
VII. Miss Rottenmeier Has an Uncomfortable Day
VIII. Great Disturbances in the Sesemann House
IX. The Master of the House Hears of Strange Doings
X. A Grandmama
XI. Heidi Gains in Some Respects and Loses in Others
XII. The Sesemann House is Haunted
XIII. Up the Alp on a Summer Evening
XIV. On Sunday When the Church Bells Ring
PART II
HEIDI MAKES USE OF HER EXPERIENCE
XV. Preparations for a Journey
XVI. A Guest on the Alp
XVII. Retaliation
XVIII. Winter in the Village
XIX. Winter Still Continues
XX. News from Distant Friends
XXI. On Further Events on the Alp
XXII. Something Unexpected Happens
XXIII. Parting to Meet Again
Credits:
Produced by Jason Isbell, Emma Morgan Isbell, Jeannie Howse
and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at
https:
//www.pgdp.net.
This file is gratefully uploaded to
the PG collection in honor of Distributed Proofreaders
having posted over 10,000 ebooks.
Summary: Johanna Spyri’s classic story of a Swiss orphan who is heartbroken when she must leave her beloved grandfather and their happy home in the mountains to go to school and to care for an invalid girl in the city.
Summary: "Heidi" by Johanna Spyri is a novel written in the mid-19th century. The story revolves around a young girl named Heidi who, after being taken to live with her stern grandfather in the Swiss Alps, embarks on a journey filled with adventure and personal growth. The narrative explores themes of family, nature, and the importance of home, as well as the contrast between Heidi's idyllic mountain life and her experiences in urban settings. At the start of the story, Heidi is being taken by her aunt Deta up the mountain to meet her grandfather, known as the Alm-Uncle, who lives in isolation. The journey reveals the villagers' apprehensions about the uncle, hinting at the mysterious and potentially troubled past he carries. Upon reaching the uncle's hut, Heidi's cheerful and curious nature brings her into contact with her grandfather, who is initially gruff and unwelcoming. As Heidi begins to adapt to her new mountain home, she experiences the joys of nature and the companionship of animals, foreshadowing the profound impact she will have on her grandfather and the blossoming relationship between them. The opening sets the stage for Heidi's adventures and the transformative power of love and acceptance amidst the rugged beauty of the Alps. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Author: Spyri, Johanna, 1827-1901
Illustrator: Kirk, Maria Louise, 1860-1938
Translator: Stork, Elisabeth P. (Elisabeth Pausinger)
EBook No.: 20781
Published: Mar 9, 2007
Downloads: 1172
Language: English
Subject: Orphans -- Fiction
Subject: Grandfathers -- Fiction
Subject: Mountain life -- Switzerland -- Fiction
Subject: Switzerland -- History -- 19th century -- Fiction
LoCC: Language and Literatures: Juvenile belles lettres
Category: Text
Rights: Public domain in the USA.