Project Gutenberg 2007-03-09 Public domain in the USA. 1478 Spyri, Johanna 1827 1901 Heusser, Johanna Louise Spyri, Johanna Heusser Kirk, Maria Louise 1860 1938 Kirk, M. L. (Maria Louise) Kirk, Maria L. Stork, Elisabeth P. (Elisabeth Pausinger) Stork, Elizabeth P. (Elizabeth Pausinger) Heidi (Gift Edition) Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heidi Project Gutenberg has several editions of this eBook: #20781 (Fine paintings in color) #1448 (Text file only) #46409 (Illustrations in B & W and color) 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 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. 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. "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.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/20781/20781-h/images/cover.jpg Reading ease score: 82.7 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Orphans -- Fiction Grandfathers -- Fiction Mountain life -- Switzerland -- Fiction Switzerland -- History -- 19th century -- Fiction PZ Text Children's Literature Browsing: Children & Young Adult Reading Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: History - European Browsing: Fiction Category: Children & Young Adult Reading Category: Novels 363621 2025-06-08T16:32:50.519653 text/html 366126 2021-01-01T19:53:15 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 2949542 2021-01-01T19:53:16 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 2814622 2025-06-08T16:33:00.700545 application/epub+zip 2807371 2025-06-08T16:32:52.576673 application/epub+zip 371885 2025-06-08T16:32:51.524668 application/epub+zip 2928564 2025-06-08T16:33:06.217569 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 2709135 2025-06-08T16:32:58.942565 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 291926 2022-09-10T04:05:42.588865 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 311182 2025-06-08T16:32:49.517644 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 311043 2021-01-01T19:53:15 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 113887 2021-01-01T19:53:16 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 311011 2021-01-01T19:53:15 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 113826 2021-01-01T19:53:16 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 13593855 2007-03-09T15:56:14 application/octet-stream application/zip 26283 2025-06-08T16:33:06.443528 application/rdf+xml 21256 2025-06-08T16:32:51.676600 image/jpeg 3475 2025-06-08T16:32:51.600612 image/jpeg 3007488 2025-06-08T16:32:50.765617 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia en.wikipedia de.wikipedia