Heidi is a Swiss children's novel by Johanna Spyri, which was published in two parts. It tells the story of an orphaned girl who is sent to live with her gruff grandfather in a hut high in the Alps, and who brings joy to him and to the goatherd Peter. Heidi is later taken to Frankfurt as a companion for a sick girl, Clara, where she becomes homesick and sleepwalks, before she returns to her mountain home. The book celebrates nature, simple life and faith, and it contrasts the freedom of the mountains with the constraints of the city. It became one of the best-selling children's books in the world, and has been filmed many times.
Before and after
- 1880Discovery of Oxus Treasure
- 1880Publication of The Brothers Karamazov
- 1880Discovery of gadolinium
- 1880Construction of St James’ Park
- 1880Publication of Heidi
- from c. 1880s to 1920sNew Imperialism
- from 1880 to 1910Rise of Arts and Crafts movement
- 26 January 1880Birth of Douglas MacArthur
- April 1880Founding of National Bank of Romania
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- 7 May 1824Beethoven's Ninth Symphony premieres
- 7 April 1837Publication of The Little Mermaid
- 21 February 1848Publication of The Communist Manifesto
- c. 1860sImpressionism
- 19 March 1882Construction of Basilica and Expiatory Church of the Holy Family
The era
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