The Swiss Family Robinson

By Johann D. Wyss
Introduction by J. Hillis Miller
Afterword by Elizabeth Janeway
Translated by William Goodwin

By Johann D. Wyss
Introduction by J. Hillis Miller
Afterword by Elizabeth Janeway
Translated by William Goodwin

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    About The Swiss Family Robinson

    The classic adventure tale of a brave family who must come together to survive in their new deserted island home.

    Swept off course by a raging storm, a Swiss pastor, his wife, and their four young sons are shipwrecked on an uncharted tropical island. Thus begins the classic story of survival and adventure that has fired the imaginations of readers since it first appeared in 1812. With optimism and boundless enthusiasm, the Robinson family undertakes the extraordinary task of constructing a home for themselves and exploring the primitive island filled with strange and beautiful creatures and exotic fruits and plants. Rich in action and suspense, The Swiss Family Robinson is an exhilarating novel takes us to a faraway place of danger and beauty, where the courageous Robinson family embarks on a thrilling new life of adventure and discovery.

    With an Introduction by J. Hillis miller
    and an Afterword by Elizabeth Janeway 

    About The Swiss Family Robinson

    The classic adventure tale of a brave family who must come together to survive in their new deserted island home.

    Swept off course by a raging storm, a Swiss pastor, his wife, and their four young sons are shipwrecked on an uncharted tropical island. Thus begins the classic story of survival and adventure that has fired the imaginations of readers since it first appeared in 1812. With optimism and boundless enthusiasm, the Robinson family undertakes the extraordinary task of constructing a home for themselves and exploring the primitive island filled with strange and beautiful creatures and exotic fruits and plants. Rich in action and suspense, The Swiss Family Robinson is an exhilarating novel takes us to a faraway place of danger and beauty, where the courageous Robinson family embarks on a thrilling new life of adventure and discovery.

    With an Introduction by J. Hillis miller
    and an Afterword by Elizabeth Janeway 

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    About Johann D. Wyss

    Johann David Wyss (1743-1818) was, like the narrator of his famous story, a Swiss pastor who had four sons. He is best remembered for Swiss Family Robinson which it is said was inspired by Daniel Defoe’s Robinson Crusoe and which… More about Johann D. Wyss

    About Johann D. Wyss

    Johann David Wyss (1743-1818) was, like the narrator of his famous story, a Swiss pastor who had four sons. He is best remembered for Swiss Family Robinson which it is said was inspired by Daniel Defoe’s Robinson Crusoe and which… More about Johann D. Wyss

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    Mass Market Paperback
    Published by Signet
    Dec 07, 2004 | 352 Pages | 4-3/16 x 6-7/8 | ISBN 9780451529619

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    Published by Signet
    Jun 04, 2013 | 352 Pages | ISBN 9781101635506

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