The Swiss Family Robinson
£25.00
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When the Swiss Family Robinson find themselves shipwrecked on a desert island, they make the most of their situation, and through perseverance, hard work, and self-reliance, they become masters of their new environment, rising to its many challenges.
Dimensions
20.5cm (8in) x 15.5cm (6in)
Features
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When the Swiss Family Robinson find themselves shipwrecked on a desert island, they make the most of their situation, and through perseverance, hard work, and self-reliance, they become masters of their new environment, rising to its many challenges.
Insights
Johann David Wyss (1743–1818) was a Swiss clergyman who loved spending time in the countryside and was deeply involved in raising his four sons. To entertain them and teach them morality, he started telling them stories about a family just like theirs (basing the four son characters on his own boys) who had been shipwrecked on a tropical island. His handwritten manuscript was 800 pages long and many years later, one of his sons found the book, edited it and published it in 1812-13 as ‘The Swiss Family Robinson’.
Details & Care
- Publisher: Barnes & Noble
- Bonded leather hard cover
- Gold tipped pages
- Number of pages: 544 pages
- Illustrated (limited)
- ISBN: 9781435162204
- Age range: 10-14 years
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