The Swiss Family Robinson, a Translation from the Original German
The Swiss Family Robinson, a Translation from the Original German by Johann David Wyss, is published by Bottom of the Hill Publishing in April 2013. This edition contains 248 pages and is presented in English. The narrative follows a Swiss family who becomes shipwrecked in the East Indies while en route to Port Jackson, Australia. Intended as a means to impart lessons on family values, self-reliance, and the natural world, the story unfolds through a series of adventures that also serve as educational insights into natural history and physical sciences.
Readers will discover the Zermatt family’s journey as they navigate the challenges of survival after their ship runs aground during a storm. Abandoned by the crew, the family salvages livestock, tools, and provisions, ultimately making their way to a tropical island where they establish a new life. The book explores themes of adventure and exploration, showcasing the family’s resourcefulness as they adapt to their new environment. This edition offers a comprehensive look at their experiences and the lessons learned along the way.
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The Swiss Family Robinson is a Johann David Wyss novel about a Swiss family shipwrecked in the East Indies en route to Port Jackson, Australia. It was intended to teach Wyss’ four sons about family values, good husbandry, the uses of the natural world and self-reliance. It includes adventures that are presented as a series of lessons in natural history and the physical sciences. The Zermatt family is sailing from Europe to Australia when a great storm runs their ship aground on a reef. The ships crew takes to a lifeboat abandoning the family who find themselves within sight of a tropical island. The ship’s cargo of livestock, dogs, guns & powder, carpentry tools, books, a disassembled pinnace, and provisions have survived. The family builds a raft, lashes livestock and the most valuable supplies to it, and paddles to the island, where they set up a temporary shelter. From here the adventures abound as the family establishes a life on the island.
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