The Alps

The Alps are the highest and most extensive mountain range system that lies entirely in Europe, stretching approximately 750 mi (1,210 km) across eight Alpine countries (from west to east): France, Switzerland, Monaco, Italy, Liechtenstein, Austria, Germany, and Slovenia.

One by One
Beneath a Scarlet Sky
The Alps: A Human History from Hannibal to Heidi and Beyond
Heidi (Heidi, #1-2)
The Escape
Le otto montagne
Eiger Dreams: Ventures Among Men and Mountains
Starlight and Storm: The Conquest of the Great North Faces of the Alps (Modern Library Exploration)
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An Alpine Journey
 
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Frank Smythe
Ein ganzes Leben
The Magic Mountain
Christmas in the Snow
Premier de cordée
The Alps From End To End
The Sojourn
A Walk in the Woods by Bill  BrysonBrokeback Mountain by Annie ProulxThe Magic Mountain by Thomas MannInto Thin Air by Jon KrakauerGo Tell It on the Mountain by James Baldwin
Mountains
758 books — 116 voters
Heidi by Johanna SpyriA Castle in the Clouds by Kerstin GierBanner in the Sky by James Ramsey UllmanBarry by Lynn HallDogs in the Dead of Night by Mary Pope Osborne
Switzerland in Juvenile Fiction
179 books — 10 voters

Heidi by Johanna SpyriStiller by Max FrischHomo Faber by Max FrischDie Leute von Seldwyla, Erster Band by Gottfried KellerDie Leute von Seldwyla, Zweiter Band by Gottfried Keller
Switzerland
134 books — 10 voters
The Apple and the Arrow by Mary BuffThe Magic Meadow by Ingri d'AulaireWilliam Tell by Nina BawdenWilliam Tell by Katharine SchermanWilliam Tell by Paul D. Storrie
Wilhelm Tell - William Tell
23 books — 1 voter


So musste es jeden Morgen zuerst lange hin und her schauen, bis es sich wieder besinnen konnte, wo es war, und jedes Mal fühlte es etwas auf seinem Herzen liegen, das es würgte und drückte, wenn es sah, dass es nicht daheim sei auf der Alp. (S. 248)
Johanne Spyri, Heidi

Edward Flaherty
Gardens and chocolate both have mystical qualities.
Edward Flaherty

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