The Swiss Family Robinson

by Johann David Wyss, Johann Rudolf Wyss

Genres: Action & Adventure

Synopsis

The Swiss Family Robinson is an adventure novel co-authored by Johann David Wyss and Johann Rudolf Wyss. It has a plot that exemplifies family ideals and the use of the natural world to achieve self-reliance. The story begins with the family in the hold of a sailing ship, riding out a huge storm. The passengers abandon ship without them, and William and Elizabeth Robinson and their four children (Fritz, Ernest, Jack and Francis) are left to survive on their own. How will they cope?

Release date: April 15, 2014

Publisher: HarperPerennial Classics

Print pages: 368