| Gritli's Children by Johanna Spyri, Fiction, Family Contributor(s): Spyri, Johanna (Author), Brooks, Louise (Translator) |
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ISBN: 159818413X ISBN-13: 9781598184136 Publisher: Aegypan OUR PRICE: $22.46 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: July 2006 * Not available - Not in print at this time *Annotation: "Dear child," she said now, in a voice which trembled with anxiety and affection, "you know that you are too tired to go out in the morning; but this afternoon, perhaps, we will go down to the river. Will not that be better, my darling?" "Oh, yes, I suppose so," sighed the child; but though she said no more, she did not turn her eyes away from the blooming roses and the waving leaves below her. "Oh, it is so beautiful down there! Do let me go out, mamma!" |
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| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | People & Places - Europe - Juvenile Fiction | Historical - Europe |
| Dewey: FIC |
| Physical Information: 0.5" H x 6" W x 9" (0.78 lbs) 144 pages |
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| Publisher Description: "Dear child," she said now, in a voice which trembled with anxiety and affection, "you know that you are too tired to go out in the morning; but this afternoon, perhaps, we will go down to the river. Will not that be better, my darling?" "Oh, yes, I suppose so," sighed the child; but though she said no more, she did not turn her eyes away from the blooming roses and the waving leaves below her. "Oh, it is so beautiful down there Do let me go out, mamma " |
Contributor Bio(s): Spyri, Johanna: - "Johanna Louise Spyri, née Heusser (1827 - 1901) was a Swiss-born author of novels, notably children's stories and is best known for her book Heidi. Born in Hirzel, a rural area in the canton of Zurich, Switzerland, as a child she spent several summers near Chur in Graubünden, the setting she later would use in her novels. In 1852, Johanna Heusser married Bernhard Spyri. Bernhard was a lawyer. Whilst living in the city of Zürich she began to write about life in the country. Her first story, A Note on Vrony's Grave, which deals with a woman's life of domestic violence, was published in 1880; the following year further stories for both adults and children appeared, among them the novel Heidi, which she wrote in four weeks. Heidi is the story of an orphan girl who lives with her grandfather in the Swiss Alps and is famous for its vivid portrayal of the landscape."Brooks, Louise: - "Johanna Louise Spyri (June 1827 - 1901) is best known for her book Heidi. Born in the rural area of Hirzel, Switzerland, as a child she spent several summers in the area around Chur in Graubünden, the setting she later would use in her novels." |