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Swiss Family Robinson
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The Swiss Family Robinson recounts the adventures of a father, mother, and four sons marooned on a tropical island. The story unfolds beginning with the tragic storm that claims their ship and the lives of the captain and crew, continuing with their own harrowing battle with the elements and dangerous landing on the remote island shore, and onward through their ingenious use of the materials at hand to survive. They encounter adventure after adventure, with discovery following upon discovery until, at last, they must face the choice of staying on the island that has become their home, or return to a civilization they left behind.
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- Jan
- 03-04-13
1812 Classic - served authors purposes
So this was my first read of Swiss Family Robinson and it sure wasn't like the movie. Per Wiki the author wrote it for his 4 sons as a means of educating them on morals, industry and to learn about the animals and plants of the world and their uses. A small way into the book I was confused and looked up where Swiss Family Robinson is set... it just didn't seem physically possible. This island has fir trees, palm trees, dates, mushrooms, sugar cane, bamboo, potatoes, sea weed and their fruit trees starts grew well. There is a desert, swamp, mountain top, cove, jungle, plain, sea shore... I was waiting for the volcano. Buffalo, apes, lions, tigers, bears, whales, sharks, wolves, cyotes, penquins, seals, walrus, shrimp, crab, lobster, clams, boa constrictors, pelicans, flamingos, rabbits, deer... for the convenience of writing about many... it was set in an imaginary part of the world where all plants and animals florish. The pattern of the book is they discover an animal or plant and dad tells them all about it... much like the first paragraph of wiki... then they kill it, eat it, use its parts for construction of home or make a pet of the babies. The four sons in the book learn the basic steps of doing things like animal husbandry, wine making, building a canoe, how to get sugar from a cane... I almost thought Wyss would never run out of new animals and situations to discuss with the sons. I read it immediately after reading Robinson Crusoe and found them not a bit alike. As an older adult reader, I loved the mental ramblings and creativity (much more accurately protrayed) of Crusoe. Young readers I am sure would like the non-stop adventures as the boys encounter new things and are encouraged in their adventures by their father. I was more than ready for it to end, but also glad to have read it. Good narrator.
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- Julie
- 06-21-16
An enjoyable classic well performed.
Very enjoyable performance, excellent voice work and a nice steady, peaceful cadence, but not boring. I enjoyed the story even though it was quite different from the Disney movie adaptation. Delightful, relaxing and comforting.
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- Erin Jorgensen
- 06-27-18
Unexpected pleasure
As a warning to all future listeners, this book is very different than what we’ve all seen in our beloved movie. This however, did not take away from the excitement of this story. I thoroughly enjoyed listening to it.
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- JM. Hart
- 01-18-19
fantastic story with good moral for whole family
accomplishments of a family living in unity under the watchful care of loving and wise parents.
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- Kindle Customer
- 11-26-17
truly complete!
Loved it! This is truly the complete unabridged version of my childhood favorite! I'm delighted!
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- travis
- 02-03-17
great classic
I grow up watching the movie, the book is so much better. be warned though this is not for the PC crowd, they actually have to hunt and kill animals for food and the "mother" is actually proud to be a wife and a mother which in some circles today is considered sexist and misogynist. the narrator is great and really in bodies the father from the movie. as with most books the storyline is quite a bit different than the movie but still good.
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- Jon O.
- 11-05-17
Very well presented!!!
This has been one of our families FAVORITE audio books! Everyone from the 4 year old up to the 40 year old loved it!
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- Caleb H
- 12-09-16
One of my favorites.
Classic book. Not bad, but you can hear the pages turning and the reader breathing.
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- Mark Schulein
- 03-24-23
Some classics should be abandoned
This fictional tale of a family living on an island with every animal from penguins to jackals to porcupines to coconut throwing monkeys is told by an insipid father with the paternalistic vision of a conquistador. Within the first few chapters of this story they have gratuitously murdered most every animal they have encountered , insulted “savages” and women, and exemplified brutal and unquestioning white male domination . It was a sickening account and should be lost to the history except as a reflection of how primitive and cruel early settlers treated the land and lives they encountered.
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- Matt Mastorovich
- 06-12-22
Should be renamed Fantasy Island
Started out good but this magical island has every animal in the world living on it.
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- Anonymous User
- 08-07-21
A good story
A rather dated story, but I read it as a child and wanted to hear it again. It’s really well narrated and was much enjoyed.
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- krissi
- 01-10-21
A great read
Well read, a wonderful classic book. Glad I chose this version as narrators voice totally suited to story.
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- Joy
- 06-12-22
wow... what a tale
a lot of amazing instruction bound up in a book... it is truly marvellous
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- Jacqueline Hughes
- 02-17-22
Fascinating
Having only seen the film previously I looked forward to the book. The film, I now see, is only based upon the characters in the book.
The original is fuller, more enlightening altogether. It is if it’s time.
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The Swiss Family Robinson is a classic novel by Johann David Wyss, first published in 1812, about a Swiss family of immigrants whose ship en route to Port Jackson, Australia, goes off course and is shipwrecked in the East Indies. Upon reaching a nearby island, the family sets up a makeshift camp. William knows that they must prepare for a long time on the island, and his thoughts are as much on provisions for the future as for their immediate wants. William and his oldest son, Fritz, spend the next day exploring the island.
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It’s okay
- By MB on 09-18-23
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The Swiss Family Robinson
- By: Johann Wyss
- Narrated by: George Guidall
- Length: 10 hrs and 13 mins
- Unabridged
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After the Robinsons - a minister, his wife, and their 4 young sons - are shipwrecked on a desert island, they must adapt to their new environment, which includes exotic birds and animals, but none of the comforts they enjoyed in their native Switzerland. Without modern conveniences or even clocks and calendars, the Robinsons must use common sense to build a home, find food, and tame the island's wild animals.
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Awesome version!!!!!!!
- By Tabatha on 01-26-05
By: Johann Wyss
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The Swiss Family Robinson
- By: Johann Wyss
- Narrated by: B.J. Harrison
- Length: 16 hrs
- Unabridged
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A horrible tempest hurls an abandoned ship against the shoal rocks with the force of a hurricane. Once the tremendous storm passes, a family appears from within the crushed vessel. Now a father, a mother, and their four sons must carve out a new life for themselves on an unchartered tropical island. Come and join the Swiss Family Robinson, as they learn how to survive while battling the savage forces of nature and discover the wonders of their own paradise.
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Not complete
- By Amazon Customer on 08-21-11
By: Johann Wyss
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20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
- By: Jules Verne, Lisa Church - editor
- Narrated by: Rebecca K. Reynolds
- Length: 2 hrs and 33 mins
- Abridged
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Jules Verne’s classic science fiction fantasy carries its hero - Professor Aronnax of the Museum of Paris - on a thrilling and dangerous journey far below the waves to see what creatures live in the ocean’s depths. In the process, Verne imagined a vessel that had not yet been invented: the submarine.
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Didn't enjoy the performance.
- By Nick A. Wyse on 12-10-19
By: Jules Verne, and others
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Robinson Crusoe
- By: Daniel Defoe
- Narrated by: Simon Vance
- Length: 10 hrs and 10 mins
- Unabridged
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Widely regarded as the first English novel, Daniel Defoe's Robinson Crusoe is one of the most popular and influential adventure stories of all time. This classic tale of shipwreck and survival on an uninhabited island was an instant success when first published in 1719, and it has inspired countless imitations.
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Great story but with moments that made me cringe
- By Tad Davis on 10-25-12
By: Daniel Defoe
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The Swiss Family Robinson
- By: Johann David Wyss
- Narrated by: Tomas Riley
- Length: 12 hrs and 53 mins
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"The Swiss Family Robinson" is an adventure novel co-authored by Johann David Wyss and Johann Rudolf Wyss. It has a plot that exemplifies family ideals and the use of the natural world to achieve self-reliance. The story begins with the family in the hold of a sailing ship, riding out a huge storm. The passengers abandon ship without them, and William and Elizabeth Robinson and their four children (Fritz, Ernest, Jack and Francis) are left to survive on their own. How will they cope?
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Audio book leaves much to be desired
- By red_cello on 07-25-22
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The Swiss Family Robinson
- By: Johann David Wyss
- Narrated by: Geoffrey Giuliano, The Icon Players
- Length: 12 hrs and 42 mins
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The Swiss Family Robinson is a classic novel by Johann David Wyss, first published in 1812, about a Swiss family of immigrants whose ship en route to Port Jackson, Australia, goes off course and is shipwrecked in the East Indies. Upon reaching a nearby island, the family sets up a makeshift camp. William knows that they must prepare for a long time on the island, and his thoughts are as much on provisions for the future as for their immediate wants. William and his oldest son, Fritz, spend the next day exploring the island.
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It’s okay
- By MB on 09-18-23
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Gulliver's Travels
- By: Jonathan Swift
- Narrated by: Gordon Griffin
- Length: 11 hrs and 14 mins
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Shipwrecked and cast adrift, Lemuel Gulliver wakes to find himself on Lilliput, an island inhabited by little people whose height makes their quarrels over fashion and fame seem ridiculous. His subsequent encounters with the crude giants of Brobdingnag, the philosophical Houyhnhnms, and the brutish Yahoos give him further insight into human behavior. Presented through Swift's satiric hall of distorting mirrors, mankind is cast as diminished, magnified, and bestial - the composite of which is an uncompromising reflection of human nature.
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Great for all ages and intellects
- By T. Bruns on 08-06-18
By: Jonathan Swift
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The Swiss Family Robinson
- By: Johann David Wyss
- Narrated by: Frederick Davidson
- Length: 10 hrs and 15 mins
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"For many days we had been tempest-tossed...the raging storm increased in fury until on the seventh day all hope was lost." So begins this delightful adventure story. The Robinson family, a Swiss pastor, his wife, and four sons, will emerge alive from this terrible storm, bringing to land two dogs and a shipload of livestock: hens, pigeons, and geese.
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A review from my (10 year-old) son:
- By B. Junkin-Mills on 12-29-04
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The Swiss Family Robinson