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The Swiss Family Robinson

Johann D. Wyss John Seelye John Seelye

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English
Penguin Classics
13 September 2010
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.

For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.
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Imprint:   Penguin Classics
Country of Publication:   United Kingdom
Dimensions:   Height: 198mm,  Width: 130mm,  Spine: 25mm
Weight:   397g
ISBN:   9780143104995
ISBN 10:   0143104993
Pages:   352
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Recommended Age:   From 10 to 13 years
Audience:   General/trade ,  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.

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