The classic adventure tale of a brave family who must come together to
survive in their new deserted island home.
Swept off course by a raging storm, a Swiss pastor, his wife, and their
four young sons are shipwrecked on an uncharted tropical island. Thus
begins the classic story of survival and adventure that has fired the
imaginations of readers since it first appeared in 1812. With optimism
and boundless enthusiasm, the Robinson family undertakes the
extraordinary task of constructing a home for themselves and exploring
the primitive island filled with strange and beautiful creatures and
exotic fruits and plants. Rich in action and suspense, The Swiss Family
Robinson is an exhilarating novel takes us to a faraway place of danger
and beauty, where the courageous Robinson family embarks on a thrilling
new life of adventure and discovery.
With an Introduction by J. Hillis miller
and an Afterword by Elizabeth Janeway