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The Swiss Family Robinson

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Based on 106,201 Ratings and 3,309 Reviews

Book Description
This children's story about the adventures of a Swiss family shipwrecked on an uninhabited island was inspired by Rousseau's theories of education. Many modern texts excise the more didactic digressions of the text. The World's Classics edition, however, presents the work in full, revealing the adult charm of the original work, with its quaint microcosm of learning and its gentle satire of a fat... More
Book Information
PublisherOxford University Press Inc
BindingPaperback (190 editions)
Reading LevelUncategorized
# of Pages560
ISBN-100192827243
ISBN-13978-0192827241
Publication Date01/16/1992
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About Johann David Wyss (Author) : Johann David Wyss is a published author, editor, and an illustrator of children's books and young adult books. Some of the published credits of Johann David Wyss include Swiss Family Robinson, Swiss F... more
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About John Seelye (Editor) : John Seelye is a published author and an editor of children's books and young adult books. Some of the published credits of John Seelye include The Swiss Family Robinson (Penguin Classics), The Advent... more
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