Johann Wyss

Soon to be a major motion picture from Disney, this beloved classic is published here in its authoritative original English version One of the world's best-loved stories of shipwreck and survival, The Swiss Family Robinson portrays a family's struggle to create a new life for themselves on a strange and fantastic tropical island. Blown off course by a raging storm, the family—a Swiss pastor, his wife, their four young sons, plus two dogs and a shipload of livestock—must rely on one another in order to adapt to their needs the natural wonders of their exotic new home. Inspired by Daniel Defoe's Robinson Crusoe, this classic story of invention and adventure has fired the imaginations of readers since it first appeared in 1812. Freely translated over the years, with major sections excised and new subplots added, the novel is published here in its original English translation, fully restored for a new generation of readers.

The Robinson family, which consists of a father, mother and four sons, suffers a disaster at sea. Their ship came across a reef, and they are forced together with pets and cargo to land on a desert island. Soon the life was adjusted. But the family is waiting for a series of dangerous and exciting adventures.This book, J. Vern was very fond of since childhood. Already at the end of his brilliant literary career, he decided to write a kind of continuation of the "Swiss Robinson" the novel "Second Motherland".

Classic / British English (Available March 2008) It was the seventh day of the storm. We didnt know where we were. Everyone on the ship believed that death was very near. The Robinson family do not die at sea; they find their way to a small island. But what can they do now? Where will they live? What will they eat? Luckily, the father and their mother have useful skills and they can teach their four young sons. But how long will they be there, on the island?

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"Shipwrecked on an unchartered island, the Swiss Family Robinson - mother, father and four young boys - make the most of their predicament, adapting to the island and turning the absence of civilization to their advantage. Through perseverance, hard work and self reliance, they become masters of their new environment. Their experience is colourful, creative and filled with exciting adventures.This illustrated edition, with full-colour plates by T. H. Robinson, features an elegant bonded-leather binding, a satin-ribbon bookmark, distinctive gilded edging and decorative endpapers."

The ship hits the rocks and the Swiss Family Robinson are cast onto a small island. How will they survive? Luckily, the father and mother have useful skills and they can teach their children. But wil

The classic tale of a family shipwrecked on a strange faraway land. How will they find food and a home? And will they live happily ever after?

Grandes Clásicos Literatura Random House rescata una de las mejores historias sobre naufragios y supervivencia, en una edición de colección revisada e ilustrada. Este clásico imprescindible de la literatura alemana del siglo XIX forma parte de la larga tradicion de la literatura popular y de aventuras. En ella se narra la supervivencia de toda una familia en una exotica isla desierta despues de haber naufragado ante sus costas. Inspirado por el Robinson Crusoe de Daniel Defoe, el pastor suizo Johann Wyss ideo esta historia para entretener y educar a sus hijos. Precisamente fue uno de ellos, Johann Rudolf, quien en 1812 se encargo de editar y publicar la novela de su padre, y el exito fue inmediato. Despues de una infinidad de traducciones y adaptaciones, recuperamos este clasico en una nueva edicion revisada e ilustrada.

Grandes Clásicos Literatura Random House rescata una de las mejores historias sobre naufragios y supervivencia, en una edición de colección revisada e ilustrada.Este clásico imprescindible de la literatura alemana del siglo XIX forma parte de la larga tradicion de la literatura popular y de aventuras. En ella se narra la supervivencia de toda una familia en una exotica isla desierta despues de haber naufragado ante sus costas.Inspirado por el Robinson Crusoe de Daniel Defoe, el pastor suizo Johann Wyss ideo esta historia para entretener y educar a sus hijos. Precisamente fue uno de ellos, Johann Rudolf, quien en 1812 se encargo de editar y publicar la novela de su padre, y el exito fue inmediato.Despues de una infinidad de traducciones y adaptaciones, recuperamos este clasico en una nueva edicion revisada e ilustrada.