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020			_a9780143104995
024			_a76416676
050			_aPT2583.W9
082			_a833.6
100	1		_aJohann D. Wyss
245	1		_aThe Swiss Family Robinson
260			_bPenguin Classics
300			_a496 pages
520			_aSoon to be a major motion picture from Disney, this beloved classic is published here in its authoritative original English version One of the world?s best-loved stories of shipwreck and survival, The Swiss Family Robinson portrays a family?s struggle to create a new life for themselves on a strange and fantastic tropical island. Blown off course by a raging storm, the family?a Swiss pastor, his wife, their four young sons, plus two dogs and a shipload of livestock?must rely on one another in order to adapt to their needs the natural wonders of their exotic new home. Inspired by Daniel Defoe?s Robinson Crusoe, this classic story of invention and adventure has fired the imaginations of readers since it first appeared in 1812. Freely translated over the years, with major sections excised and new subplots added, the novel is published here in its original English translation, fully restored for a new generation of readers.
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