Heidi: Putting Her Lessons to Good Use (First Unabridged Translation)

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When the Sesemann family and their friend Dr Classen, who were so kind to Heidi during her stay in Frankfurt, visit her and her grandfather at their home in the Swiss Alps, young Klara Sesemann, an invalid, chooses to stay on for a while alone in the hope that the healthy mountain lifestyle and the expert nursing of Heidis grandfather will do her good. Unfortunately, Heidis devoted attention to Klara excites the jealousy of the goatherd Peter, who senses that the stranger has supplanted him in his only friends affections. A fit of rage prompts Peter to commit an act intended to end Klaras stay on the mountain, which sets into motion a series of events that will produce a positive, unhoped-for outcome.

Beloved of generations of young people, Johanna Spyris sequel to Heidi: Lessons at Home and Abroad is another cornerstone of childrens literature and every bit as beguiling and heart-warming as the first volume. It is here presented in a brand-new, unabridged translation by Peter James Bowman, once again beautifully illustrated by Susan Hellard.

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Johanna Spyri (18271901) was a Swiss German writer famous for her Heidi books, which earned her great fame and success in her lifetime. She wrote several other books for both children and adults and devoted herself to many charitable causes.