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Heidi

Johanna Spyri

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Young Heidi is taken to live with her grandfather in the mountains, where she finds companionship among the people and animals of the Alpine pastures. A move to a very different household challenges her happiness and makes her longing for the mountains difficult to ignore.

24 sections91,520 wordsAbout 6 h 56 min
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About Heidi

The contrast between open mountain spaces and regulated indoor life gives Heidi's attachments their force. Everyday acts of care connect children, older people, and neighbors who initially seem difficult to reach. Descriptions of weather, food, and landscape make belonging tangible rather than merely an idea expressed by the narrator.

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Follow a child's changing homes through Alpine landscapes, friendship, and the everyday forms of care that create belonging.

This reading edition contains 91,520 words in 24 original sections. Read the text online with adjustable type and three colour themes, or keep a printable PDF.

Author: Johanna Spyri. Language: English. Reading edition: 28 October 2026.

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INTRODUCTION

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Contents

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  1. Introduction2 min
  2. CHAPTER I. UP THE MOUNTAIN TO ALM-UNCLE23 min
  3. CHAPTER II. AT HOME WITH GRANDFATHER13 min
  4. CHAPTER III. OUT WITH THE GOATS22 min
  5. CHAPTER IV. THE VISIT TO GRANDMOTHER23 min
  6. CHAPTER V. TWO VISITS AND WHAT CAME OF THEM18 min
  7. CHAPTER VI. A NEW CHAPTER ABOUT NEW THINGS13 min
  8. CHAPTER VII. FRAULEIN ROTTENMEIER SPENDS AN UNCOMFORTABLE DAY23 min
  9. CHAPTER VIII. THERE IS GREAT COMMOTION IN THE LARGE HOUSE17 min
  10. CHAPTER IX. HERR SESEMANN HEARS OF THINGS WHICH ARE NEW TO HIM10 min
  11. CHAPTER X. ANOTHER GRANDMOTHER16 min
  12. CHAPTER XI. HEIDI GAINS IN ONE WAY AND LOSES IN ANOTHER9 min
  13. CHAPTER XII. A GHOST IN THE HOUSE18 min
  14. CHAPTER XIII. A SUMMER EVENING ON THE MOUNTAIN27 min
  15. CHAPTER XIV. SUNDAY BELLS22 min
  16. CHAPTER XV. PREPARATIONS FOR A JOURNEY11 min
  17. CHAPTER XVI. A VISITOR15 min
  18. CHAPTER XVII. A COMPENSATION14 min
  19. CHAPTER XVIII. WINTER IN DORFLI19 min
  20. CHAPTER XIX. THE WINTER CONTINUES12 min
  21. CHAPTER XX. NEWS FROM DISTANT FRIENDS26 min
  22. CHAPTER XXI. HOW LIFE WENT ON AT GRANDFATHER'S14 min
  23. CHAPTER XXII. SOMETHING UNEXPECTED HAPPENS25 min
  24. CHAPTER XXIII. "GOOD-BYE TILL WE MEET AGAIN"36 min

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