nPostednon June 12, 2014
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Ifnyou know Johanna Spyri’s most famous book, Heidi, you will not bensurprised to hear that the author was born in Switzerland. n
Ifnyou know Johanna Spyri’s most famous book, Heidi, you will not bensurprised to hear that the author was born in Switzerland. nn
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nWhatnmay surprise you is that Spyri wrote Heidi in just four weeks!
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nSpyrinwas born as Johanna Heusser on this date in 1827, in a ruraln(country, not city) area of Switzerland. The area that appeared in Heidi and severalnof Spyri’s other novels was the area around Chur, billed as the oldestntown in Switzerland, where she spent several summers. n
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nAsnan adult, Spyri lived in a big city, Zurich, but she might have missednthe country – because she wrote many of her stories about peoplenliving out in the countryside.
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nShenwrote many other stories for adults and kids, besides for Heidi, and Spyri is considerednan icon in Switzerland. She has appeared on postage stamps and onncommemorative coins. n
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nReadnor watch Heidi!
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nHeren is a source of the book, free online.
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Heren is a free audio book, offered on YouTube.n
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nTheren are lots of different versions of Heidi to enjoy in movie form. Heren is a cartoon. Here is the first part of the 1993 version, andn here is a middle section from the 1937 (Shirley Temple) version. I also foundn French, Spanish, and German versions of movies and cartoonn series!
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