# The Swiss Family Robinson; or Adventures in a Desert Island

By Johann David Wyss.

"The Swiss Family Robinson; or Adventures in a Desert Island" by Johann David Wyss is a novel first published in 1812. When a Swiss family's ship is wrecked in the East Indies, they find themselves stranded without the crew. Parents William and Elizabeth, along with their four sons, must reach a nearby island and build a new life from scratch. Using the ship's surviving cargo and livestock, they create a settlement and face various adventures in their struggle for survival. (Summary by Project Gutenberg, written by machine.)

- Language: English
- Illustrator: John Gilbert
- Subjects: Islands -- Fiction; Survival -- Fiction; Family life -- Fiction

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