The authoritative original English version of a beloved classic.
One of the world's best-loved stories of shipwreck and survival,The Swiss Family Robinsonportrays a family's struggle to create a new life for themselves on a strange and fantastic tropical island. Blown off course by a raging storm, the family, a Swiss pastor, his wife, their four young sons, plus two dogs and a shipload of livestock, must rely on one another in order to adapt to their needs the natural wonders of their exotic new home. Inspired by Daniel Defoe's Robinson Crusoe, this classic story of invention and adventure has fired the imaginations of readers since it first appeared in 1812. Freely translated over the years, with major sections excised and new subplots added, the novel is published here in its original English translation, fully restored for a new generation of readers.
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By:
Johann D. Wyss Notes by:
John Seelye Introduction by:
John Seelye Imprint: Penguin Classics Country of Publication: United Kingdom Dimensions:
Height: 198mm,
Width: 130mm,
Spine: 25mm
Weight: 397g ISBN:9780143104995 ISBN 10: 0143104993 Pages: 352 Publication Date:13 September 2010 Recommended Age: From 10 to 13 years Audience:
General/trade
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ELT Advanced
Format:Paperback Publisher's Status: Active
Johann David Wyss (1743-1818), Swiss author. His Swiss Family Robinson (1813), an internationally popular classic for children, relates the adventures of a shipwrecked family. It is based on Robinson Crusoe.