Johann Wyss The Swiss Family Robinson Hardback Book

This classic story of a Swiss family pastor, wife and four sons shipwreaked 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 adventures in survival also provided a useful starting point for lessons in natural history. First published in Zurich in 181213, the story was translated into French and English shortly afterwards and has appeared in many versions ever since. When, in 1909, the American artist Louis John Rhead was invited to illustrate the Robinsons adventures, he based his numerous drawings on sketches made in the tropics. | Johann Wyss The Swiss Family Robinson Hardback Book