The Swiss Family Robinson

Name: The Swiss Family Robinson
Author: Johann David Wyss

by Johann David Wyss

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Publisher of text edition

Project Gutenberg

Release date

2008-08-01

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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