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This category lists pages and sites about Swiss author Johanna Spyri (1827-1901), who began writing during the Franco-Prussian War to raise money for the Red Cross. She is best remembered for her novel Heidi, which has been translated and sold around the world.

Links:

Playing Heidi An online column by Australian writer Carmel Bird. Focuses on the debate between two Swiss cities, both of which want to claim Heidi as their own. www.carmelbird.com/col08.html

Heidi by Johanna Spyri Includes a biography of the author, a timeline of her life, and several portrait. Also provides an in-depth look at the novel and its setting. www.geocities.com/EnchantedForest/Glade/8905/page2.html

Heidi Wars -- NPR RealAudio File Claire Doole reports from Switzerland's eastern Alpine region that two neighboring cantons are battling over which has the right to claim Heidi, the heroine of Johanna Spyri's famous children's book, as its native daughter. www.npr.org/ramfiles/980817.atc.18.ram

Heidi Complete online text of the book, along with downloadable e-text, and a discussion group. www.learnlibrary.com/book/spyri/heidi/index.htm

Johanna Spyri - Heidi Free to read online with adjustable sized text and automatic bookmarking. www.classicbookshelf.com/library/Spyri

Johanna Spyri's Life and Works A detailed timeline of Spyri's life, along with the story of Heidi. www.heidi-swiss.ch/en/heididorf/johannaspyri01.html

Strickler Portraits A glimpse into the life of the schoolmaster who taught the author of Heidi her ABC's. www.strickler.dolphins.ch/portr-e.htm#jakob hirzel