Wyss, Johann David
"Le Robinson suisse ou Histoire d'une famille suisse naufragée" by Johann David Wyss is a novel first published in 1812. When a Swiss family's ship is wrecked in the East Indies, they find themselves stranded on a deserted island. With resourcefulness and faith, the parents and their four sons must build a new life using salvaged supplies and the island's resources. This educational adventure teaches lessons about family values, self-reliance, and natural history as they face challenges and discover whether rescue will ever come. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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