The Greatest Christmas Novels of All Time (Illustrated Edition)

Johanna Spyri (1827–1901) was a Swiss author of novels and best known for her children's stories. Born Johanna Louise Heusser in the rural area of Hirzel, Switzerland, she grew up amidst a landscape that she later immortalized in her writings. Spyri moved to Zurich after her marriage to Bernhard Spyri, where she began her writing career in earnest. Her stories were fundamentally rooted in her love...