The Swiss Family Robinson

Originally written to entertain his four young sons, Johann David Wyss basedThe Swiss Family Robinsonon Daniel Defoe's classic shipwreck story,Robinson Crusoe(1719). Upon its initial publication in 1812,The Swiss Family Robinsonwas received with great enthusiasm not only as a first-rate adventure story, but also as a practical guide to self-sufficiency.

Suzanne Fisher Staples is the Newbery Honor author of Shabanu, Daughter of the Wind. She lives in Pennsylvania.

Johann David Wyss (17431818) was a Swiss pastor. The Swiss Family Robinson was edited by his son Johann Rudolf Wyss, a scholar who wrote the Swiss national anthem.

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The Swiss Family Robinson

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