The Swiss family Robinson
by Johann David Wyss
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Relates the fortunes of a shipwrecked family as they adapt to life on an island with abundant animal and plant life.
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Translation of: Der schweizerische Robinson.
Reprint. Originally published: Chicago : Rand McNally, c1916. (Windermere series)
"Limited edition .. is published exclusively for subxribers to the Collector's library of the world's best-loved books"--Half t.p.
"Notes from the editors": (22 p.) inserted.
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A Swiss family is shipwrecked on a tropical island, and must survive with what they can salvage from their ship, as well as the natural bounty of the island. The father leads his four sons on a series of adventures that teach important lessons in moral values, husbandry and natural history.
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