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The Swiss Family Robinson (Everyman's Library Children's Classics)
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Hardcover. This story of a Swiss family - a pastor, his wife and their four sons - shipwrecked on an uninhabited island was written by a Swiss army chaplain for the entertainment of his own four sons. It tells of the family's adventures in survival, and gives a starting point for lessons in natural history. Illustrator(s): Rhead, Louis John. Series: Everyman's Library Children's Classics. Num Pages: 256 pages, 1. BIC Classification: YFA. Category: (JC) Children's (6-12). Dimension: 214 x 159 x 26. Weight in Grams: 529.
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 1812-13, 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 Robinson's adventures, he ... Read more
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 1812-13, 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 Robinson's adventures, he ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Everyman's Library
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1994
Series
Everyman's Library Children's Classics
Condition
New
Number of Pages
256
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781857159332
SKU
V9781857159332
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