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If you were stranded on a desert island, what would you do? Young
readers can read and imagine in this unabridged paperback edition
of The Swiss Family Robinson.   After their
ship crashes onto a deserted island, the Robinson family begins a
castaway life of adventure, scientific exploration, and the primal
instinct to survive. As the years pass, the family begins to
wonder: do they want to be rescued and return to civilization, or
continue their island life forever? This high-action
novel—available in its unabridged entirety—is perfect for young
readers’ libraries. Â
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Swiss Family Robinson (Hardcover)
Johann David Wyss; Created by Johann Rudolf Wyss, Oliver Wendell Holmes Library Collectio
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A stunning new edition with deluxe cover treatments, ribbon
markers, luxury endpapers and gilded edges. The unabridged text is
accompanied by a Glossary of Victorian and Literary terms produced
for the modern reader. One of the world’s best-loved stories of
survival and determination, The Swiss Family Robinson is
shipwrecked on a tropical island which they must endure with
fortitude and common sense. The family consists of a pastor, his
wife, four young sons, two dogs and together they must rely on
their wits to adapt to the new world, one which seems terrifying at
first but more forgiving when the whole family learns and works
together. Inspired by Defoe's Robinson Crusoe the classic adventure
is still as popular and powerful today as it was when first
published in the early 1800s. The FLAME TREE COLLECTABLE CLASSICS
are chosen to create a delightful and timeless home library.
This book (hardcover) is part of the TREDITION CLASSICS. It
contains classical literature works from over two thousand years.
Most of these titles have been out of print and off the bookstore
shelves for decades. The book series is intended to preserve the
cultural legacy and to promote the timeless works of classical
literature. Readers of a TREDITION CLASSICS book support the
mission to save many of the amazing works of world literature from
oblivion. With this series, tredition intends to make thousands of
international literature classics available in printed format again
- worldwide.
Originally written to entertain his four young sons, Johann David
Wyss based The Swiss Family Robinson on Daniel Defoe's classic
shipwreck story, Robinson Crusoe (1719). Upon its initial
publication in 1812, The Swiss Family Robinson was received with
great enthusiasm not only as a first-rate adventure story, but also
as a practical guide to self-sufficiency.
While traveling on a ship, a Swiss pastor, his wife and four sons
encounter a violent storm that abruptly transports them to a
tropical island. They attempt to navigate the desolate shore but
face looming danger and an unforeseen presence. A family venture
turns into a survival effort when a ship is damaged during a
tropical storm. A father, mother and four sons stumble across a
small island that appears to be uninhabited. They set up camp,
complete with makeshift housing, to protect against the elements.
While exploring the territory, they gather food and other creature
comforts. During their stay, the family is met with various
challenges that will test their faith in God and each other. The
Swiss Family Robinson is Johann David Wyss' literary masterpiece
that's been passed down from generation to generation. The story
found its biggest audience in the twentieth century with the 1960
feature film produced by Walt Disney Pictures. Since then, Wyss'
message of family values and self-reliance have reached countless
children and adults across the world. With an eye-catching new
cover, and professionally typeset manuscript, this edition of The
Swiss Family Robinson is both modern and readable.
While traveling on a ship, a Swiss pastor, his wife and four sons
encounter a violent storm that abruptly transports them to a
tropical island. They attempt to navigate the desolate shore but
face looming danger and an unforeseen presence. A family venture
turns into a survival effort when a ship is damaged during a
tropical storm. A father, mother and four sons stumble across a
small island that appears to be uninhabited. They set up camp,
complete with makeshift housing, to protect against the elements.
While exploring the territory, they gather food and other creature
comforts. During their stay, the family is met with various
challenges that will test their faith in God and each other. The
Swiss Family Robinson is Johann David Wyss' literary masterpiece
that's been passed down from generation to generation. The story
found its biggest audience in the twentieth century with the 1960
feature film produced by Walt Disney Pictures. Since then, Wyss'
message of family values and self-reliance have reached countless
children and adults across the world. With an eye-catching new
cover, and professionally typeset manuscript, this edition of The
Swiss Family Robinson is both modern and readable.
Cette uvre (edition relie) fait partie de la serie TREDITION
CLASSICS. La maison d'edition tredition, basee a Hambourg, a publie
dans la serie TREDITION CLASSICS des ouvrages anciens de plus de
deux millenaires. Ils etaient pour la plupart epuises ou uniquement
disponible chez les bouquinistes. La serie est destinee a preserver
la litterature et a promouvoir la culture. Avec sa serie TREDITION
CLASSICS, tredition a comme but de mettre a disposition des
milliers de classiques de la litterature mondiale dans differentes
langues et de les diffuser dans le monde entier.
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