Quote of the day
It is better to meet danger than to wait for it. He that is on a lee shore, and foresees a hurricane, stands out to sea and encounters a storm to avoid a shipwreck.
Johanna Spyri
Born: June 12, 1827
Died: July 7, 1901 (aged 74)
Bio: Johanna Louise Spyri was a Swiss-born author of novels, notably children's stories, and is best known for her book Heidi.
Known for:
- Heidi (1881)
- Heidi kann brauchen, was es gelernt hat (1881)
- Rosenresli (1889)
- Moni the Goat Boy
- Heidi grandit