The Swiss Family Robinson
$44.30
- Hardcover
256 pages
- Release Date
25 November 1994
Summary
This classic story of a Swiss family – pastor, wife, and four sons – shipwrecked on an uninhabited island (most fortunately blessed with an unlikely profusion of natural resources) was written by a Swiss army chaplain for the entertainment of his own four sons. The family’s adventures in survival also provided a useful starting point for lessons in natural history. First published in Zurich in 1812-13, the story was translated into French and English shortly afterwards and has appeared in man…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781857159332 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1857159330 |
| Author: | Johann Wyss |
| Publisher: | Everyman |
| Imprint: | Everyman's Library Children's Classics |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 256 |
| Release Date: | 25 November 1994 |
| Weight: | 527g |
| Dimensions: | 210mm x 163mm x 22mm |
| Series: | Everyman's Library CHILDREN'S CLASSICS |
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In preparing the series, careful attention has been paid to the reading and interest levels of children.Retold by John Kennett; Illustrated by Jane Taylor, Genus Art.The retelling brings this classic story within the grasp of the younger reader where an unabridged text would prove daunting.This new series of Illustrated Chosen Classics is a collection of the world’s most famous stories, especially retold for children.
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