Gritli's Children
1884
First Published
3.42
Average Rating
150
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AT THE COUNTRY-HOUSE ON THE RHINE "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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Author
Johanna Spyri
Author · 16 books
Johanna Spyri was a Swiss author of children's stories, best known for Heidi. Born Johanna Louise Heusser 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.
