Heidi
Heidi by Johanna Spyri is available here as the complete text, split into 726 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
Heidi by Johanna Spyri. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #1448.
Course Syllabus
This syllabus gives direct access to every published chapter and its complete sequence of five-line English readings.
Heidi
Select a chapter to continue in the Cinema Lecture Hall with line-by-line English learning.
0 of 718 original contextual illustrations are live; remaining readings use the book cover while their artwork is reviewed.
- Chapter I Up the Mountain to Alm-Uncle
- Chapter II At Home with Grandfather
- Chapter III Out with the Goats
- Chapter IV The Visit to Grandmother
- Chapter V Two Visits and What Came of Them
- Chapter VI A New Chapter About New Things
- Chapter VII Fraulein Rottenmeier Spends an Uncomfortable Day
- Chapter VIII There Is Great Commotion in the Large House
- Chapter IX Herr Sesemann Hears of Things Which Are New to Him
- Chapter X Another Grandmother
- Chapter XI Heidi Gains in One Way and Loses in Another
- Chapter XII A Ghost in the House
- Chapter XIII A Summer Evening on the Mountain
- Chapter XIV Sunday Bells
- Chapter XV Preparations for a Journey
- Chapter XVI A Visitor
- Chapter XVII A Compensation
- Chapter XVIII Winter in Dorfli
- Chapter XIX The Winter Continues
- Chapter XX
- Chapter XXI How Life Went on at Grandfather's
- Chapter XXII Something Unexpected Happens
- Chapter XXIII "Good-Bye Till We Meet Again"
This edition of Heidi by Johanna Spyri carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #1448, divided into 23 chapters and 726 reading sections of 5 sentences each. Every sentence of the source is kept, and each chapter records which sentences cover which part of the story. Any word can be tapped for its pronunciation and dictionary entry.
Where can I read Heidi in full?
The complete text of Heidi is here, taken from Project Gutenberg eBook #1448 and divided into 726 sections.
This page carries the whole of Heidi by Johanna Spyri, not an abridgement or a summary. The text comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #1448, with the Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence removed so that only the work itself remains. It runs to 3627 sentences across 23 chapters. Each chapter stores a record of which sentences cover which part of the work, so nothing is quietly dropped between the source edition and the page you read.
How is Heidi divided for reading?
Heidi is presented in 23 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting Heidi as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 726 sections of 5 sentences each. A section is short enough to hold in mind at once, which suits a reader working in a second language or returning to a long work in short sittings. The sections are gathered into 23 chapters.
Can I hear Heidi read aloud?
Yes. Every sentence and every individual word of Heidi can be played aloud, and each word shows its dictionary entry.
Every sentence of Heidi can be played aloud, and so can any single word within it. Tapping a word plays it on its own and opens its dictionary entry, with the pronunciation shown in IPA alongside the part of speech and meaning. The reading voice uses United States English. This matters most for a work of this period, where a reader meets vocabulary and turns of phrase that are no longer in daily use and cannot be guessed reliably from spelling alone.
Questions about reading Heidi
Common questions about reading Heidi by Johanna Spyri on this page, its source edition and its audio.
Is this the complete text of Heidi?
Yes. All 3627 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #1448 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of Heidi is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #1448, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does Heidi take to read?
About 302 minutes of reading across 726 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to read Heidi section by section
How to work through Heidi section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.
-
Open a chapter
Choose one of the 23 chapters of Heidi to begin.
-
Read one section
Each section holds 5 sentences; read it once through.
-
Listen and tap
Play the section aloud, then tap any unfamiliar word for its entry.
Vocabulary met early in Heidi
Words and structures a reader meets early in Heidi, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Pleasantly
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Heidi; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Situated
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Heidi; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Village
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Heidi; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Mayenfeld
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Heidi; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.