Heidi
Condition: SECONDHAND
This is a secondhand book. The jacket image is a photograph of the exact copy we have in stock. This image shows the condition of this book. Further condition remarks are below.
Edition: later repr.,
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damage
Pages: Yellowed
High in the Swiss Alps, where the air is crisp and the meadows stretch endlessly beneath a boundless sky, a young orphan girl named Heidi captures the heart of her reclusive grandfather and transforms the lives of everyone she meets. Johanna Spyri's timeless classic Heidi chronicles the enchanting journey of an irrepressibly joyful child — torn between the mountain wilderness she loves and the cold, rigid world of the city — as she fights, in her own innocent way, to find where she truly belongs. This new translation by M. Rosenbaum, with a foreword by Margaret Tempest and luminous illustrations by Pelagie Doane, breathes vibrant new life into one of the most beloved stories in children's literature. First published in 1881, Heidi endures as a masterwork of warmth, resilience, and the redemptive power of nature and human connection. Spyri's prose radiates a profound tenderness, illustrating how a child's pure spirit can mend even the most hardened of souls. Rich with themes of freedom, belonging, and the healing grace of the natural world, this edition presents the story in all its original splendour — a treasure for readers of every generation, and a haunting reminder that the mountains, once seen through Heidi's eyes, are never truly forgotten.
Author: Johanna Spyri
Format: Hardback
Published: 1956, Collins, London and Glasgow
Genre: Childrens fiction
Edition: later repr.,
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damage
Pages: Yellowed
High in the Swiss Alps, where the air is crisp and the meadows stretch endlessly beneath a boundless sky, a young orphan girl named Heidi captures the heart of her reclusive grandfather and transforms the lives of everyone she meets. Johanna Spyri's timeless classic Heidi chronicles the enchanting journey of an irrepressibly joyful child — torn between the mountain wilderness she loves and the cold, rigid world of the city — as she fights, in her own innocent way, to find where she truly belongs. This new translation by M. Rosenbaum, with a foreword by Margaret Tempest and luminous illustrations by Pelagie Doane, breathes vibrant new life into one of the most beloved stories in children's literature. First published in 1881, Heidi endures as a masterwork of warmth, resilience, and the redemptive power of nature and human connection. Spyri's prose radiates a profound tenderness, illustrating how a child's pure spirit can mend even the most hardened of souls. Rich with themes of freedom, belonging, and the healing grace of the natural world, this edition presents the story in all its original splendour — a treasure for readers of every generation, and a haunting reminder that the mountains, once seen through Heidi's eyes, are never truly forgotten.