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The Swiss Family Robinson: A Translation from the Original German
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- Language
- en
About this book
Creators: Johann David Wyss (1743-1818), Johann Rudolf Wyss (1782-1830) [Editor], Walter S. Rogers (1870-1937) [Illustrator], and William Henry Giles Kingston (1814-1880) [Translator] "The Swiss Family Robinson: A Translation from the Original German by Wyss" by Johann David Wyss is a novel first published in 1812. After their ship is wrecked in the East Indies, a Swiss family finds themselves stranded on a deserted island. The parents and their four sons must build a new life from scratch, using the ship's salvaged supplies and the island's natural resources. Through ingenuity and cooperation, they create a settlement and face various adventures in their tropical refuge, all while wondering if rescue will ever come. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading Level: Reading ease score: 71.4 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. Rights: Public domain in the USA. Downloads: 1294