The Swiss Family Robinson

A Translation from the Original German

By:

Johann David Wyss

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Paperback / softback

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First published in 1812, The Swiss Family Robinson is a classic adventure novel by Swiss author Johann David Wyss about a Swiss family shipwrecked in the East Indies en route to Port Jackson, Australia. The Swiss Family Robinson was first published in 1812 and translated into English two years later. It has since become one of the most popular books of all time. This translated edition was originally published in 1891. Jules Verne, a notable French novelist, declared that The Swiss Family Robinson was one of his favorite books. He liked it so much that he decided to write a sequel entitled The Castaways of the Flag, published in 1900, many years after Wyss's death.

Author Biography:

Johann David Wyss (May 28, 1743 in Bern - January 11, 1818 in Bern) was a Swiss author, best remembered for his book The Swiss Family Robinson (Der schweizerische Robinson) (1812). It is said that he was inspired by Daniel Defoe's Robinson Crusoe, but wanted to write a story from which his own children would learn, as the father in the story taught important lessons to his children. The Swiss Family Robinson was first published in 1812 and translated into English two years later. It has since become one of the most popular books of all time. Wyss has been described as an author whose style was "firmly Christian and moral in tone".

Release date Australia

June 28th, 2017

Author

Johann David Wyss

Contributor

Edited by William H G Kingston

Pages

186

Audience

General (US: Trade)

Dimensions

152x229x10

ISBN-13

9781548420796

Product ID

37403972

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