The Swiss Family Robinson by Johann David Wyss

Geoffrey Giuliano is the author of more than 30 internationally best-selling biographies, including the London Sunday Times best seller Blackbird: The Life and Times of Paul McCartney and Dark Horse: The Private Life of George Harrison. Music by AudioNautix with their kind permission Several members of the family choose to continue to live tranquilly on their island while several of them return to Europe. The captain is given the journal containing the story of their life on the island, and it is eventually published. Eventually a British ship that is in search of Jenny Montrose anchors near the island and is discovered by the family. In the end, the father wonders if they will ever again see the rest of humanity. William and older boys explore various environments and develop homes and gardens in various sites about the island. William and his oldest son, Fritz, spend the next day exploring the island. 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.

Upon reaching a nearby island, the family sets up a makeshift camp.

But how did she get there and survive so long? This book tells an endearing survival story and highlights the joys of close family bonds.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. Later, they found an English girl, Jenny, who had been stranded on a different island for three years. They made many more amazing discoveries and got quite comfortable on the island which was hither to uninhabited. They had supplies and even wax from which they made candles. On further exploration, they discovered better shelter and even a salt supply. The senior Robinson and Franz, the eldest son, explored the island and found that it was well endowed with food and animals that could be killed for meat. When the storm finally abated, they figured out a way to shore and immediately tackled the most urgent needs like food and shelter for the night. The family was shipwrecked and everyone else on the ship perished when they deserted the ship. The idea of being in an island with no human neighbors is daunting to say the least. The book showcases a family of six that has to start all over without the basic amenities that make life easier in the eyes of society. It is also a story about family relations.

A beautiful story about survival, the Robinson family shows that one does not have to have the usual comforts of life in order to be comfortable and happy.

The Swiss Family Robinson by Johann David Wyss