# The Swiss Family Robinson; or, Adventures on a Desert Island

By Johann David Wyss.

"The Swiss Family Robinson; or, Adventures on 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. The parents and their four sons must reach a nearby island and build a new life from scratch. Using salvaged supplies and the island's resources, they create a settlement and face various adventures. Will they ever see civilization again, or will this island become their permanent home? (Summary by Project Gutenberg, written by machine.)

- Language: English
- Dubious author: Johann Rudolf Wyss
- Illustrator: Milo Winter
- Subjects: Islands -- Fiction; Survival -- Fiction; Family life -- Fiction

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