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The narrative follows a family whose ship is wrecked on an uncharted island and who survive by applying ingenuity, industry, and moral discipline. Through journallike entries they build shelter, domesticate animals, cultivate crops, and adapt tools and clothing, while exploring the island’s flora and fauna and confronting practical hazards. Episodes emphasize cooperative problem solving, instruction of the children in useful skills, and reflections on providence and conduct. Practical descriptions of construction, foraging, and animal husbandry alternate with didactic passages on temperance, perseverance, and education, producing a blend of adventure, natural history observation, and moral guidance.

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Title: The Swiss Family Robinson; or Adventures in a Desert Island

Author: Johann David Wyss

Release date: March 1, 2004 [eBook #11703]
Most recently updated: October 28, 2024

Language: English

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“Our first care was to kneel down and thank God, to whom we owed our lives.”

THE
SWISS FAMILY ROBINSON;
OR,
ADVENTURES
IN
A DESERT ISLAND.

WITH EIGHT ILLUSTRATIONS BY JOHN GILBERT.
[Frontspiece] [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8]



CONTENTS

[Preface] [Introduction]
[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10]
[11] [12] [13] [14] [15] [16] [17] [18] [19] [20]
[21] [22] [23] [24] [25] [26] [27] [28] [29] [30]
[31] [32] [33] [34] [35] [36] [37] [38] [39] [40]
[41] [42] [43] [44] [45] [46] [47] [48] [49] [50]
[51] [52] [53] [54] [55] [56] [57]
[Conclusion] [Postscript]