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Johann David Wyss

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Wyss is best remembered for his book The Swiss Family Robinson. A pastor with four sons, it is said that he was inspired by Defoe's Robinson Crusoe, but wanted to write a story in from which his own children would learn, as the father in the story taught important lessons to his children. The Swiss Family Robinsonwas first published in 1812 and translated into English two years later. It has since become one of the most popular books of all time. The book was edited by his son, Johann Rudolf Wyss, a scholar who wrote the Swiss national anthem. Another son, Johann Emmanuel Wyss, illustrated the book

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Average rating: 3.81 · 21,271 ratings · 759 reviews · 24 distinct works

	The Swiss Family Robinson by Johann David Wyss, Scott McKowen (Illustrations), Arthur Pober (Afterword) 3.81 avg rating — 21,253 ratings — published 1812 — 309 editions	My rating:
	Swiss Family Robinson Study Guide 4.33 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 2003	My rating:
	Calamities: Critical Reading Series 4.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 1994	My rating:
	Willis the pilot a sequel to The Swiss family Robinson or Adventures of an emigrant family wrecke 3.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2007 — 7 editions	My rating:
	Willis the Pilot: A Sequel to the Swiss Family Robinson; Or, Adventures of an Emigrant Family Wrecked on an Unknown Coast of the Pacific 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	My rating:
	The Swiss Family Robinson, Or, Adventures of a Father and Mother and Four Sons on a Desert Island Volume 1 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	My rating:
	The Swiss Family Robinson, Or, the Adventures of a Father and His Four Sons on a Desert Island: Six Coloured Engravings on Steel 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	My rating:
	The Swiss Family Robinson: A New Translation from the Original German 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	My rating:
	The Swiss Family Robinson. Johann Wyss 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2012	My rating:
	Šveices robinsonu ģimene & Jūras vilcēns (Sprīdīša bibliotēka #14) by Johann David Wyss (writer), A. Jureviča (translator), Anna Mētra (translator) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 1996	My rating:

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