

I really enjoyed this for what it is however it seemed as though the necessary suspension of disbelief was stretched pretty thin in places. This makes me want to improve the relations in my own family. I loved how appreciative the entire family were to each other in every instance. Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you? He offered a good fatherly feel to the entire story. What about Dick Hill’s performance did you like? If you pay close attention a reader could easily come away with a working knowledge of a diverse number topics such as religion, plants, animals, sailing, and several others. The tree house is very entertaining in its description however I really felt throughout the book as if I were being fed a bitter medicine with a spoonful of honey. What was the most interesting aspect of this story? The least interesting? The book is a well made classic that offers many awe inspiring mental pictures for the imagination. He is also a well-known movie actor.Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why? He can be heard on the Westwood One Radio Network and has written and produced more than 700 original spoken-word albums and video documentaries on various aspects of popular culture. Geoffrey Giuliano is the author of more than 30 internationally best-selling biographies, including the London Sunday Times best seller Blackbird: The Life and Times of Paul McCartney and Dark Horse: The Private Life of George Harrison. Music by AudioNautix with their kind permission Several members of the family choose to continue to live tranquilly on their island while several of them return to Europe.

The captain is given the journal containing the story of their life on the island, and it is eventually published. Eventually a British ship that is in search of Jenny Montrose anchors near the island and is discovered by the family. In the end, the father wonders if they will ever again see the rest of humanity. William and older boys explore various environments and develop homes and gardens in various sites about the island. William and his oldest son, Fritz, spend the next day exploring the island. The Swiss Family Robinson has delighted generations of readers with its exciting tale of a family which, though shipwrecked, displays the right stuff and builds a charming colony that later, they do not want to leave. William knows that they must prepare for a long time on the island, and his thoughts are as much on provisions for the future as for their immediate wants. Librivox recording of The Swiss Family Robinson by Johann David Wyss. Upon reaching a nearby island, the family sets up a makeshift camp. The Swiss Family Robinson is a classic novel by Johann David Wyss, first published in 1812, about a Swiss family of immigrants whose ship en route to Port Jackson, Australia, goes off course and is shipwrecked in the East Indies.
