The Swiss Family Robinson
The Swiss Family Robinson DVD case

The Swiss Family Robinson

Johann David Wyss


The Swiss Family Robinson by Swiss pastor Johann David Wyss is a story about a Swiss family en route to Australia that is shipwrecked in a storm in the East Indies. Modeled on Defoe’s Robinson Crusoe, the name Robinson in the title refers not to the family’s surname but rather identifies the book as part of the adventure genre spawned by Defoe’s classic. The adventures proceed as a series of incidents that teach Christian–oriented moral lessons in self-reliance, the natural world and the values of frugality, cooperation, husbandry and civilization. The book is shaped in roughly three parts. The first tells of the ship running aground, the crew abandoning the family, and their actions to rescue provisions, tools, books, livestock, weapons and dogs from the ship and establish a homestead on the island. The second section is a series of vignettes in which they build a tree house, discover unusual and improbable plants and animals, and build mechanical devices. In the third section they sail around the island, discover another European family hiding from pirates (with a female love interest for the boys), and set the stage for their re-entry onto the outside world.

Wyss’ son Johann Rudolf Wyss played a large role in editing the book, which was first published in 1812. An early French adaptation by Isabelle du Montlieu in 1813, which was followed by a “continuation" in 1824 that grew the total to five volumes, led the way for the emergence of many versions of the original story, with episodes added, changed and deleted. The best-known English version was based on the French and published in 1849, abridged and edited by William H.G. Kingston. This reading is based on that version.

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Product Details

Read by: Mark F. Smith
Length: 12 hours 41 minutes
Type: Solo reading
Media: MP3 CD
Package: DVD box
Item No.: DB-1016
EAN: 0684758936028
List Price: $11.99

Credits


Production

Book Coordinator: Mark F. Smith
Meta Coordinator: Kristin LeMoine
Proof Listener: Ans Wink

Artwork

Cover: scan of the front cover of an old copy of The Swiss Family Robinson.
DVD Inset:"Dancing Gaily Over The Waves" illustration by Harry Rountree, 1907, from The Swiss Family Robinson, New York:MacMillan.
DVD Inset: Painting of Johnn David Wyss.
DVD insert background art: Illustration by Harry Rountree from 1907 edition.

The Recordings

About MP3 Audio

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The Recordings

These recordings were made using the author’s original published work, which is in the public domain. The readings were recorded by members of Librivox.org, which has generously made the recordings available to the public domain. While Librivox condones the sale and distribution of these recordings, it is not associated with the management or operations of MP3 Audiobook Classics. The audio files have been lightly edited and have been engineered using professional audio tools for maximum sonic quality. We spend considerable time and effort to ensure the recordings are free of noise, equalized for maximum listener pleasure, and that tracks are leveled and normalized to provide a consistent listening experience.

Table of Contents

Track Chapter Length
01 Introduction & Chapter 1 18:31
02 Chapter 02 21:08
03 Chapter 03 17:52
04 Chapter 04 14:50
05 Chapter 05 9:40
06 Chapter 06 6:35
07 Chapter 07 8:56
08 Chapter 08 9:52
09 Chapter 09 9:47
10 Chapter 10 9:00
11 Chapter 11 4:43
12 Chapter 12 14:39
13 Chapter 13 5:23
14 Chapter 14 5:36
15 Chapter 15 3:52
16 Chapter 16 6:42
17 Chapter 17 5:53
18 Chapter 18 6:39
19 Chapter 19 12:36
20 Chapter 20 10:52
21 Chapter 21 13:02
22 Chapter 22 9:01
23 chapter 23 8:31
24 Chapter 24 17:23
25 Chapter 25 14:47
26 Chapter 26 13:26
27 Chapter 27 11:58
28 Chapter 28 11:24
29 Chapter 29 13:40
30 Chapter 30 6:38
31 Chapter 31 12:05
32 Chapter 32 23:49
33 Chapter 33 12:25
34 Chapter 34 16:58
35 Chapter 35 9:11
36 Chapter 36 9:28
37 Chapter 37 15:06
38 Chapter 38 12:40
39 Chapter 39 12:44
40 Chapter 40 14:06
41 Chapter 41 12:23
42 Chapter 42 14:07
43 Chapter 43 18:49
44 Chapter 44 20:08
45 Chapter 45 8:12
46 Chapter 46 12:07
47 Chapter 47 13:21
48 Chapter 48 14:09
49 Chapter 49 9:35
50 Chapter 50 19:18
51 Chapter 51 11:25
52 Chapter 52 28:42
53 Chapter 53 19:56
54 Chapter 54 21:21
55 Chapter 55 26:17
56 Chapter 56 15:08
57 Chapter 57 25:35
58 Conclusion & Postscript 8:55

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