The Swiss Family Robinson

Informationen zum Autor Johann D. Wyss Klappentext Swept off course by a raging storm, a Swiss minister, his wife, and four young sons are shipwrecked on an uncharted tropical island. Thus begins the classic story of survival and adventure that has fired the imaginations of readers since it first appeared in 1812. Reissue. Zusammenfassung The classic adventure tale of a brave family who must come together to survive in their new deserted island home. Swept off course by a raging storm! a Swiss pastor! his wife! and their four young sons are shipwrecked on an uncharted tropical island. Thus begins the classic story of survival and adventure that has fired the imaginations of readers since it first appeared in 1812. With optimism and boundless enthusiasm! the Robinson family undertakes the extraordinary task of constructing a home for themselves and exploring the primitive island filled with strange and beautiful creatures and exotic fruits and plants. Rich in action and suspense! The Swiss Family Robinson  is an exhilarating novel takes us to a faraway place of danger and beauty! where the courageous Robinson family embarks on a thrilling new life of adventure and discovery. With an Introduction by J. Hillis miller and an Afterword by Elizabeth Janeway

Product details

• Authors: Wyss Johann D, William Goodwin, Elizabeth Janeway, J. Hillis Miller, Johann D. Wyss, Johann David Wyss, Johann David/ Miller Wyss
• Assisted by: J. Hillis Miller (Introduction), Elizabeth Janeway (Afterword), William Goodwin (Translation)
• Publisher: Signet USA
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 07.12.2004
• EAN: 9780451529619
• ISBN: 978-0-451-52961-9
• No. of pages: 333
• Dimensions: 108 mm x 171 mm x 13 mm
• Series: Signet Classics; Signet Classics
• Subject: Fiction > Narrative literature