Project Gutenberg 2012-12-19 Public domain in the USA. 590 Wyss, Johann David 1743 1818 Wyss, J. D. (Johann David) Wyss, Johann Rudolf 1782 1830 Wyss, Jean Rudolph Rogers, Walter S. (Walter Stanton) 1870 1937 Rogers, W. S. Rogers, Walter Stanton Kingston, William Henry Giles 1814 1880 Kingston, W. H. G. Kingston, W.H.G. The Swiss Family Robinson: A Translation from the Original German Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Swiss_Family_Robinson Produced by Tor Martin Kristiansen, Kara Shallenberg, Asad Razzaki and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "The Swiss Family Robinson: A Translation from the Original German" by Johann Rudolf Wyss, edited by William H.G. Kingston, is a classic adventure novel written in the early 19th century. The story centers around the Robinson family, who find themselves shipwrecked on a deserted island, prompting a struggle for survival and the exploration of their resourcefulness and family dynamics in the face of adversity. The opening of the narrative plunges readers into the chaos of a violent storm at sea, where the father navigates the crisis as their ship is wrecked. As the crew panics and ultimately abandons the family, the father and his four sons gather courage and begin to make plans for their survival on the shore, fashioning makeshift swimming belts and gathering resources from the wreck. They face initial challenges, including the fear of being alone and the urgency of establishing a temporary refuge. The family’s strong bond and reliance on one another shine through as they transition from despair to a hopeful outlook for the future, setting the tone for a tale of adventure and resilience. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/41659/41659-h/images/cover.jpg Reading ease score: 71.4 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Islands -- Fiction Survival -- Fiction Family life -- Fiction PT PZ Text Category: Adventure Category: Novels Category: Classics of Literature Category: German Literature 905457 2025-08-17T03:51:26.010302 text/html 902912 2024-10-23T13:03:32 text/html 708274 2025-08-17T03:51:34.491247 application/epub+zip 702348 2025-08-17T03:51:27.070335 application/epub+zip 411794 2025-08-17T03:51:26.530283 application/epub+zip 933119 2025-08-17T03:51:40.478245 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 877561 2025-08-17T03:51:33.955292 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 587949 2022-09-19T05:31:35.102516 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 751031 2025-08-17T03:51:24.940308 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 750572 2024-11-27T21:10:00 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 20171 2025-08-17T03:51:40.659218 application/rdf+xml 28324 2025-08-17T03:51:26.635297 image/jpeg 4219 2025-08-17T03:51:26.581294 image/jpeg 652151 2025-08-17T03:51:26.081282 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog fr.wikipedia en.wikipedia en.wikipedia en.wikipedia en.wikipedia