Swiss Family "Robinson" was written nearly 200 years ago to by Johann Wyss to integrate moral and religious lessons with some introduction to flora and fauna, and leveraging Defoe's "Robinson Caruso" written several years before. Yes, the book is very fanciful, and could never have happened given the mix of flora, fauna and geography. Yes, the language is somewhat dated. And the book is in the public domain, so there are many translations and various endings (Wyss died before finishing the book). Each of those things will make the publisher and the experience a little different book to book. However, the book itself is a classic that deserves the read, and is entertaining both in terms of story and insight into European and global sensibilities of 200 years ago.
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