Excerpt from HeidiHeidi, which a healthy appetite will not find cloying even after many readings. The story has touched the popular heart, and many impressions and several edi tions, the later ones with charming illustrations, have been published.The present translation has been carefully made with the idea of preserving as far as possible the homely simplicity and vivacity of the original, the charm of its absolute sincerity and wholesome humor. It cannot fail to appeal to every reader, and every reader will be sure to recommend it to an increasing circle of friends.It is thus that great books become firmly established in the affections of a people.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.