The Swiss Family Robinson: A Translation from the Original German
by Johann David Wyss (1743–1818)
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- 8 hours to read
- 36 chapters
- Reading level: 7th grade
"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.
- Islands
- Survival
- Family life
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Chapter I
Storm-tossed—Wrecked—Deserted—Supper—We make swimming-belts for the children—An anxious night—The gale moderates—We examine our cargo—Jack introduces two new acquaintances—How shall we get on shore?—Jack's plan—We adopt it—The use of a lever—Our tub-boat completed—Another night on the wreck—We collect the cargo—And embark—Jack's friends will not be left behind—Steer for the shore—Once more on land—We erect a tent—Glue soup—Jack makes the acquaintance of a lobster—Ernest shirks the water—Oysters and salt—How shall we eat our soup?—Ernest solves the difficulty—Fritz returns—The sucking pig—How to open an oyster and how to eat it—The dogs devour the agouti—Fritz's anger—Our first night in the new country, 1
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This free edition of The Swiss Family Robinson: A Translation from the Original German by Johann David Wyss comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #41659, released 2012-12-19. It is in the public domain in the United States, so you can read it here in full at no cost, on any phone, tablet or computer. Genre: Adventure, Novels, Classics of Literature, German Literature.
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