The family Robinson Crusoe : or, journal of a father shipwrecked, with his wife and children, on an uninhabited island.

by Johann David Wyss

EN·~16 hours·42 chapters

Chapters

42 total

The Family Robinson Crusoe

2:02

PREFACE.

9:23

INTRODUCTION.

2:36

CHAPTER I. A shipwreck, and preparations for deliverance.

23:40

CHAPTER II. A landing, and consequent occupations.

36:11

CHAPTER III. Voyage of discovery.

41:06

CHAPTER IV. Return from the voyage of discovery. A nocturnal alarm.

35:48

CHAPTER V. Return to the wreck.

25:08

CHAPTER VI. A troop of animals in cork jackets.

24:54

CHAPTER VII. Second journey of discovery performed by the mother of the family.

33:07

Description

Later published with the title: The Swiss family Robinson.

Details

Language

Duration

~16 hours (933K characters)

Publisher of text edition

Project Gutenberg

Original publisher

London: M.J. Godwin and Co., 1816.

Credits

Lauren Prichard

Release date

2024-01-29

Rights

Public domain in the USA.

Subjects

Islands -- Fiction Survival -- Fiction Family life -- Fiction

About the author

Johann David Wyss

1743–1818

Best known for creating The Swiss Family Robinson, this Swiss writer turned a survival adventure into one of the most enduring family classics in children's literature. He wrote the story to entertain and teach his sons, giving it a warm mix of action, curiosity, and practical lessons.

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