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The Swiss Family Robinson (German: Der Schweizerische Robinson, "The Swiss Robinson") is a novel by the Swiss author Johann David Wyss, first published in 1812, about a Swiss family of immigrants whose ship en route to Port Jackson, Australia, goes off course and is shipwrecked in the East Indies.
After being shipwrecked, the Robinson family is marooned on an island inhabited only by an impressive array of wildlife. In true pioneer spirit, they quickly make themselves at home but soon face a danger even greater than nature: dastardly pirates.
Dec 19, 2012 · Project Gutenberg's The Swiss Family Robinson, by Johann David Wyss This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever.
Though Campe’s Robinson der Jüngere was by far the most successful Robinsonade in Germany, The Swiss Family Robinson, German too in origin, oustripped it in success in its various English guises.
The Swiss Family Robinson is an 1812 novel by Johann David Wyss. The Swiss Family Robinson or Swiss Family Robinson may also refer to:
Following a wild and raging storm, the Swiss family Robinson are stranded at sea. But the thundering waves have swept them off to a tropical island, where a new life awaits them. Their ship is laden with supplies and the island is packed with treasures, so they soon adapt and discover new dangers and delights every day . . .
- J. D. Wyss
In SWISS FAMILY ROBINSON, wealthy William Robinson (Thomas Mitchell) worries that his sons are not growing up with the right morals and life experience. So he decides to move his family from London to Australia.
