Literary Birthday – 12 June – Johanna Spyri

Johanna Spyri was born on 12 June 1827 and died on 7 July 1901.

Johanna Spyri Quotes

1. Many strange things happen in this world.
2. Foresight is a virtue and averts many a misfortune.
3. Saying good night to the mountains, the sun throws his most beautiful rays to them, that they may not forget him till the morning.
4. Anger makes us all stupid.
5. Flowers are made to bloom in the sun and not to be shut up in an apron.
6. Her peculiarities must not be punished.

Johanna Spyri was a Swiss author of children’s stories. She is best known for her book Heidi. This classic of children’s literature is popular all over the world. The novel has been translated into hundreds of languages and has never been out of print. She wrote many other stories and though some were successful, none of them matched Heidi for popularity or longevity. Her books were originally written in German an translated into English at the end of the 19th century, or the early 1900s.

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by Amanda Patterson
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