Herisau

The country became softer and lovelier as the road gradually fell towards Herisau, which is the richest and stateliest town of the Canton.

The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 20, No. 118, August, 1867 Various

In 1933 his family had him transferred to the asylum in Herisau, where he was entitled to welfare support.

The Genius of Robert Walser Coetzee, J.M. 2000

On Christmas Day, 1956, the police of the town of Herisau in eastern Switzerland were called out: children had stumbled upon the body of a man, frozen to death, in a snowy field.

The Genius of Robert Walser Coetzee, J.M. 2000

When the post-omnibus for Herisau came to the inn door, I took my seat therein, saying, like Schiller's

The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 20, No. 118, August, 1867 Various

But first came the singing societies of Herisau, and forced their way into the centre of the throng, where they sang, simply yet grandly, the songs of Appenzell.

The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 20, No. 118, August, 1867 Various

My friend Spruner had business at Herisau, and spending one more evening together, our prayers mingling for the last time, we parted.

Scenes in Switzerland American Tract Society

Herisau and Teufen had belts and silver-mounted dress-swords.

The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 20, No. 118, August, 1867 Various

That night we slept at Herisau, the largest town in the Canton, and here I was to part with Spruner.

Scenes in Switzerland American Tract Society

My seat was beside the Baron von Herisau, with whom I exchanged the usual commonplaces after an introduction.

Beauty and the Beast: and Tales of Home 1872

The inference followed like lightning that it was "Johann Helm" who sat beside me, and not a Baron von Herisau!

Beauty and the Beast: and Tales of Home 1872