{"product_id":"the-swiss-family-robinson-paperback","title":"The Swiss Family Robinson - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJohann Wyss\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eJ. Hillis Miller\u003c\/b\u003e (Introduction by), \u003cb\u003eElizabeth Janeway\u003c\/b\u003e (Afterword by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe classic adventure tale of a brave family who must come together to survive in their new deserted island home.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSwept off course by a raging storm, a Swiss pastor, his wife, and their four young sons are shipwrecked on an uncharted tropical island. Thus begins the classic story of survival and adventure that has fired the imaginations of readers since it first appeared in 1812. With optimism and boundless enthusiasm, the Robinson family undertakes the extraordinary task of constructing a home for themselves and exploring the primitive island filled with strange and beautiful creatures and exotic fruits and plants. Rich in action and suspense, \u003ci\u003eThe Swiss Family Robinson\u003c\/i\u003e is an exhilarating novel takes us to a faraway place of danger and beauty, where the courageous Robinson family embarks on a thrilling new life of adventure and discovery. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eWith an Introduction by J. Hillis miller\u003cbr\u003eand an Afterword by Elizabeth Janeway \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJohann David Wyss\u003c\/b\u003e (1743-1818) was an army chaplain with four sons; it was to entertain them that he wrote \u003ci\u003eThe Swiss Family Robinson\u003c\/i\u003e. His son Johan Rudolf prepared the manuscript for publication in Zurich in 1812-13. The first English edition was translated by William Godwin in 1814. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eJ. Hillis Miller\u003c\/b\u003e taught for many years at Johns Hopkins University and then at Yale University, before going to the University of California at Irvine in 1986, where he is now a UCI Distinguished Research Professor. He is the author of many books and essays on nineteenth- and twentieth-century English, European, and American literature and on literary theory. His books include \u003ci\u003eOthers\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSpeech Acts in Literature\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eOn Literature\u003c\/i\u003e, the last of which includes a section on \u003ci\u003eThe Swiss Family Robinson\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eLiterary critic and feminist thinker \u003cb\u003eElizabeth Janeway\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of six novels and many works of nonfiction, including \u003ci\u003eImproper Behavior\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003ePowers of the Weak\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eBetween Myth and Morning\u003c\/i\u003e.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 352\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 6.7 x 4.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 07, 2004\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44302472020070,"sku":"9780451529619","price":14.23,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0599\/7255\/0758\/files\/aDBlRlFwY21GYkxWVTlUaDlBR05OQT09.webp?v=1767477325","url":"https:\/\/infinitylightwa.com\/products\/the-swiss-family-robinson-paperback","provider":"Infinity Light","version":"1.0","type":"link"}