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The family Robinson Crusoe

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  • 41 chapters
  • Reading level: 8th & 9th grade

"The Family Robinson Crusoe: or, Journal of a Father Shipwrecked, with His Wife and Children" is an adventure novel written in the early 19th century. This work serves as a family-oriented retelling of the classic Robinson Crusoe story, focusing on the theme of survival after a shipwreck. The narrative follows a father, his wife, and their four sons who find themselves stranded on an uninhabited island, emphasizing their struggle to adapt to their new environment and the family dynamics involved in overcoming adversity. The beginning of the story depicts the family's harrowing experience of being shipwrecked during a violent storm. The father provides emotional support to his terrified children, highlighting themes of faith and resilience during their darkest moments. As they face the immediate dangers of the sea, he devises a plan for survival and encourages the family to work together in preparation for potential escape or sustenance. The narrative sets the stage for the family's resourcefulness, revealing their initial forays into survival as they explore their new abode and gather necessary supplies, setting in motion the adventures that follow.

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  • Islands
  • Survival
  • Family life

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Part I, Vol. I: Chapter I: A shipwreck, and preparations for deliverance 1

CHAPTER II. A landing, and consequent occupations 20

CHAPTER III. Voyage of discovery 47

CHAPTER VIII. Construction of a bridge 27

CHAPTER IX. Change of abode 47

CHAPTER X. Construction of a ladder 74

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Contents

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  1. Part I, Vol. I: Chapter I: A shipwreck, and preparations for deliverance 1
  2. Part I, Vol. I: Chapter I: A shipwreck, and preparations for deliverance 1
  3. Introduction
  4. Chapter I: A shipwreck, and preparations for deliverance
  5. Chapter II: A landing, and consequent occupations
  6. Chapter III: Voyage of discovery
  7. Chapter IV: Return from the voyage of discovery. A nocturnal alarm
  8. Chapter V: Return to the wreck
  9. Chapter VI: A troop of animals in cork jackets
  10. Chapter VII: Second journey of discovery performed by the mother of the family
  11. Chapter VIII: Construction of a bridge
  12. Chapter IX: Change of abode
  13. Chapter X: Construction of a ladder
  14. Chapter XI: The settling in the giant tree
  15. Chapter XII: The Sabbath and the parable
  16. Chapter XIII: Conversation, a walk, and important discoveries
  17. Chapter XIV: Continuation of the preceding Chapter, and more discoveries
  18. Chapter XV: The imaginary bear — The sledge — A lesson in natural philosophy
  19. Chapter XVI: A bathing, a fishing, the jumping hare, and a masquerade
  20. Part II: [Title page: Volume II]
  21. Chapter XVII: More stores from the wreck
  22. Chapter XVIII: The tortoise harnessed
  23. Chapter XIX: Another trip to the wreck
  24. Chapter XX: The bake-house
  25. Chapter XXI: The pinnace and the cracker
  26. Chapter XXII: Gymnastic exercises; — various discoveries; singular animals, &c
  27. Chapter XXIII: Excursion into unknown countries
  28. Chapter XXIV
  29. Chapter XXV: A new excursion. — Palm-tree wine
  30. Chapter XXVI
  31. Chapter XXVII: The Malabar eagle, and sago manufactory
  32. Chapter XXVIII: Origin of some European fruit-trees. — Bees
  33. Chapter XXIX
  34. Chapter XXX: The wild ass; — difficulty in breaking it; — the heath-fowl’s nest
  35. Chapter XXXI: Flax, and the rainy season
  36. Chapter XXXII: Spring; — spinning; — salt mine
  37. Chapter XXXIII: House in the salt-rock; — herring fishery
  38. Chapter XXXIV: New fishery; — New experiments and chase; — New discoveries and house
  39. Chapter XXXV: Completion of two farm-houses; — a lake; — the beast with a bill
  40. Chapter XXXVI: The boat; — progress in the abode of rocks
  41. Part I, Volume I: On page 9: Changed “asistance” to “assistance”
  42. Part I, Volume II: On page 4: Changed “sowing” and “sow” to “sewing” and “sew”
  43. Part II: On page 15: Changed “meriment” to “merriment”

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This free edition of The family Robinson Crusoe by Johann David Wyss comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #72813, released 2024-01-29. 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: Children & Young Adult Reading, Adventure, Novels.

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