by Johann Rudolf Wyss · Wordsworth · tapa blanda · ISBN 9781853261114
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«The Swiss Family Robinson» is the adventure novel by Johann Rudolf Wyss, published by Wordsworth in paperback (192 pages, in English).
A Swiss family is shipwrecked on a desert island and, far from giving up, discovers the wonders of nature and builds a new life. Inspired by Robinson Crusoe, it is an adventure tale that combines exploration and observation of natural history.
1993 edition from the Wordsworth Classics collection, with complete, unabridged text and black-and-white illustrations.
Suitable for readers aged 9 to 12 and for fans of adventure and survival classics.
Johann David Wyss was a Swiss author, best remembered for his book The Swiss Family Robinson (1812). He was born and died in Bern. It is said that he was inspired by Daniel Defoe's Robinson Crusoe, but wanted to write a story from which his own children would learn, as the father in the story taught important lessons to his children. The Swiss Family Robinson was first published in German in 1812, then translated into English two years later. The book was edited by his son, Johann Rudolf Wyss, a scholar known for writing the Swiss national anthem, Rufst du, mein Vaterland. Another of Wyss's sons, Johann Emmanuel Wyss, illustrated the book. Johann David Wyss died in 1818 at the age of 74. He lived longer than his son Johann Rudolf, who would die twelve years later at the age of 48.
