The Swiss Family Robinson

Name: The Swiss Family Robinson
Brand: Findaway
Availability: InStock
Author: Johann Rudolf Wyss
ISBN: 9781802566178

Author: Johann Rudolf Wyss

Narrator: Raphael Croft

Unabridged: 10 hr 33 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Interactive Media

Published: 05/19/2025

Categories: Fiction

Synopsis

The Swiss Family Robinson by Johann Rudolf Wyss is an adventurous tale of resilience and ingenuity, following a family shipwrecked on a deserted island. The father, mother, and their four sons—Fritz, Ernest, Jack, and Franz—transform their plight into an opportunity for creativity and survival. Using salvaged supplies and the island’s resources, they construct homes, cultivate crops, and domesticate animals, all while fending off dangers like wild beasts and storms. Each chapter highlights their resourcefulness, teamwork, and moral lessons, blending excitement with education. Wyss’ novel emphasizes the wonders of nature, family bonds, and the power of perseverance. A timeless celebration of adventure and discovery, The Swiss Family Robinson inspires readers to appreciate life’s challenges as opportunities for growth and innovation.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Charles on October 18, 2022

Divine Providence and Swiss Industriousness Review of free Kindle edition A Public Domain Book Publication date: March 30, 2011 Language: English ASIN: B004UJ3C16 446 pages From the title page: THE SWISS FAMILY ROBINSON OR, Adventures on a Desert Island JEAN RUDOLPH WYSS THE WINDERMERE SERIES WITH ILLUSTRATION......more

Goodreads review by Drayton on June 12, 2014

Its fascinating to read these reviews and see how many people judge a story of this time period by the values of the 21st century. I doubt any of the people who have written these reviews have ever missed a meal let alone faced the dangers of survival in a wilderness. The story was written to fire......more

Goodreads review by mark on September 27, 2020

Argh, just noticed that I'm reading the confounded Abridged version. Stopping now! Will have to get the unabridged and start fresh. Still very happy to somehow have kept a book that I read over and over again as a kid, until its pages started falling out. (All pages rescued, happily.) But didn't you......more

Goodreads review by Marty on August 26, 2009

Wow. What a relief to have that out of the way ... I have been painstakingly pushing my way through this book for a while now. Having said that, I always thought that The Swiss Family Robinson was just the type of story that I would like. Going into it, my expectations were high and I think my enthu......more

Goodreads review by carrie on May 26, 2008

*****SPOILER ALERT ***** I've read it now, and it does not measure up to the Disney movie. It was so ridiculous! The boys shoot every animal they see, which range from inhabitants of the African savannah, Australia, and the American northwest -- yes, hippos, rhinos, lions, tigers, kangaroos, bears, e......more