Heidi

<p><b>Written as a book 'for children and those who love children', Johanna Spyri&rsquo;s affectionate account of Swiss mountain life is one of the bestselling books ever written, and a joyous portrait of the innocence of childhood.</b><br><br>Designed to appeal to the booklover, the Macmillan Collector's Library is a series of beautiful gift editions of much-loved classic titles. Macmillan Collector's Library are books to love and treasure. This edition of <i>Heidi</i> is translated by Marian Edwardes and features charming line-drawn illustrations, and an afterword by editor Marcus Clapham.<br><br>At the age of six, little orphan Heidi is sent to live with her grandfather in the Alps. Everyone in the village is afraid of him, but Heidi &ndash; fascinated by his long beard and bushy grey eyebrows &ndash; takes to him immediately and soon earns his love in return. She adores her life in the mountains, play