
The Swiss Family Robinson
Johann D. Wyss(Author)
Penguin Classics (Publisher)
Published on 13. September 2010
Book
Paperback/Softback
496 pages
978-0-14-310499-5 (ISBN)
Description
A terrible storm strands a Swiss pastor, with his wife and four sons, on a tropical island. Luckily, the Robinsons are optimistic and inventive, and with what they salvage from the wrecked ship, and the island's abundant fruits, plants and animals, they soon adapt - each day discovering new dangers, skills and delights.
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Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Penguin Books Ltd
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Dimensions
Height: 197 mm
Width: 129 mm
Thickness: 27 mm
Weight
520 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-14-310499-5 (9780143104995)
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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.