The Swiss family Robinson.
by Johann David Wyss
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Relates the fortunes of a shipwrecked family as they imaginatively adapt to life on an island with abundant animal and plant life.
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The first ed., which was edited by the author's son Johann Rudolf, was first published in Zürich, 1812-13, under title: Der schweizerische Robinson.
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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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