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Heidi (AmazonClassics Edition)

Written by: Johanna Spyri
Narrated by: Emily Sutton-Smith
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Filled with the power of love and the beauty of nature, Heidi is a lyrical tale about a little girl sent to live in the mountains of the Swiss Alps with her grandfather. A grumpy recluse, her grandfather has isolated himself from his fellow townspeople and his church. In very little time, Heidi warms his heart; and she quickly charms the whole town and makes new friends, including young Peter, the goatherd. But when Heidi is sent away again to care for a young girl her own age, she must grow wise beyond her years, learning invaluable lessons that she will impart to others to better their lives.

In her best-known book, Johanna Spyri portrays how a child's radiant joy and simple faith can transform the world around her.

AmazonClassics brings you timeless works from the masters of storytelling. Ideal for anyone who wants to read a great work for the first time or rediscover an old favorite, these new editions open the door to literature's most unforgettable characters and beloved worlds.

Revised edition: Previously published as Heidi, this edition of Heidi (AmazonClassics Edition) includes editorial revisions.

Public Domain (P)2018 Brilliance Publishing, Inc., all rights reserved Classics Literature & Fiction Heartfelt
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Reading is well done, my issue is with the translation. Not sure who did the translation for this version of Heidi - some sentences are structured in a different way, some names are translated to English (and others aren’t), and other words seem to be mis-translated.

For example, in one scene everyone was “gaping” (from the context I believe that the original author meant yawning). It was the scene with Klara, her tutor and fraulien Rothmer right before Dete and Heidi show up.

Then, they translated the goats names “little swan and little bear” into English - but they kept “Fraulien Rothmer” instead of translating her name to “Miss Rothmer” which I found odd.

These aren’t story ruining issues, but make the listening a little jarring at times, instead of hearing the flow of the story.

Almost the story I remember

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