The Swiss family Robinson - Wikipedia The Swiss family Robinson This article is about the original novel. For later adaptations, see The Swiss Family Robinson ( disambiguation ). The Swiss Family Robinson frontispiece from the 1851 American edition by John Gilbert Author Johann David Wyss Original title Der Schweizerische Robinson Illustrator Johann Emmanuel Wyss Country Switzerland Language German Genre Adventure fiction Publisher Johann Rudolph Wyss ( the author 's son ) Publication date 1812 Media type Print ( Hardback and Paperback ) Pages 323 The Swiss Family Robinson ( German : Der Schweizerische Robinson ) is a novel by Johann David Wyss, first published in 1812, about a Swiss family shipwrecked in the East Indies en route to Port Jackson, Australia. Contents 1 History 2 Plot 3 Characters 4 Other adaptations 5 See also 6 Footnotes 7 References 8 External links History Written by Swiss pastor Johann David Wyss, edited by his son Johann Rudolf Wyss and illustrated by another son, Johann Emmanuel Wyss, the novel was intended to teach his four sons about family values, good husbandry, the uses of the natural world and self - reliance. Wyss ' attitude toward education is in line with the teachings of Jean - Jacques Rousseau and many chapters involve Christian - oriented moral lessons such as frugality, husbandry, acceptance and cooperation. Wyss presents adventures as lessons in natural history and physical science. This resembles other educational books for young ones published about the same time. These include Charlotte Turner Smith 's Rural Walks : in Dialogues intended for the use of Young Persons ( 1795 ), Rambles Farther : A continuation of Rural Walks ( 1796 ), A Natural History of Birds, intended chiefly for young persons ( 1807 ). But Wyss ' novel is also modeled after Daniel Defoe 's Robinson Crusoe, an adventure story about a shipwrecked sailor first published in 1719 and the source of the `` Robinson '' in the title `` Swiss Family Robinson ''. The book presents a geographically impossible array of large mammals and plants that probably could never have existed together on a single island, for the children 's education, nourishment, clothing and convenience. Over the years there have been many versions of the story with episodes added, changed, or deleted. Perhaps the best - known English version is by William H.G. Kingston, first published in 1879. It is based on Isabelle de Montolieu 's 1813 French adaptation and 1824 continuation ( from chapter 37 ) Le Robinson suisse, ou, Journal d'un père de famille, naufragé avec ses enfants in which were added further adventures of Fritz, Franz, Ernest, and Jack. Other English editions that claim to include the whole of the Wyss - Montolieu narrative are by W.H. Davenport Adams ( 1869 -- 1910 ) and Mrs H.B. Paull ( 1879 ). As Carpenter and Prichard write in The Oxford Companion to Children 's Literature ( Oxford, 1995 ), `` with all the expansions and contractions over the past two centuries ( this includes a long history of abridgments, condensations, Christianizing, and Disney products ), Wyss 's original narrative has long since been obscured. '' The closest English translation to the original is William Godwin 's 1816 translation, reprinted by Penguin Classics. Although movie and television adaptations typically name the family `` Robinson '', it is not a Swiss name. The German title translates as The Swiss Robinson which identifies the novel as part of the Robinsonade genre, rather than a story about a family named Robinson. Plot The Map of `` New Switzerland '' This article needs an improved plot summary. ( January 2012 ) The novel opens with the family in the hold of a sailing ship, weathering a great storm. The ship 's passengers evacuate without them, and William and Elizabeth and their four children ( Fritz, Ernest, Jack and Francis ) are left to survive alone. As the ship tosses about, the father -- William -- prays that God will spare them. The ship survives the night and the family finds themselves within sight of a tropical desert island. The next morning, they decide to get to the island they can see beyond the reef. With much effort, they construct a vessel out of tubs. After they fill the tubs with food and ammunition and all other articles of value they can safely carry, they row toward the island. Two dogs from the ship named Turk and Juno swim beside them. The ship 's cargo of livestock ( including chickens, domestic ducks, domestic geese, and domestic pigeons ), guns & powder, carpentry tools, books, a disassembled pinnace, and provisions have survived. Upon reaching the island, the family set up a makeshift camp. The father 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. William and his oldest son Fritz spend the next day exploring the island. The family spends the next few days securing themselves against hunger. William and Fritz make several trips to the ship in their efforts to bring ashore everything useful from the vessel. The domesticated animals on the ship are towed back to the island. There is also a great store of firearms and ammunition, hammocks for sleeping, carpenter 's tools, lumber, cooking utensils, silverware, and dishes. Initially they construct a treehouse, but as time passes ( and after Elizabeth is injured climbing the stairs down from it ), they settle in a more permanent dwelling in part of a cave. Fritz rescues a young Englishwoman ( Jenny Montrose ) shipwrecked elsewhere on their island. The book covers more than ten years. The father and older boys explore various environments and develop homes and gardens in various sites about the island. At the end, the father wonders if they will ever again see the rest of humanity. Eventually a British ship that is in search of Jenny Montrose anchors near the island and is discovered by the family. The captain is given the journal containing the story of their life on the island which is eventually published. Several members of the family choose to continue to live tranquilly on their island while several of them return to Europe with the British. Characters William -- The father. He is the narrator of the story and leads the family. He knows an enormous amount of information on almost everything the family comes across, demonstrating bravery and self - reliance. Elizabeth -- The mother. She is intelligent and resourceful, arming herself even before leaving the ship with a `` magic bag '' filled with supplies, including sewing materials and seeds for food crops. She is also a remarkably versatile cook, taking on anything from porcupine soup to roast penguin. Fritz -- The oldest of the four boys, he is 15. Fritz is intelligent but impetuous. He is the strongest and accompanies his father on many quests. Ernest -- The second oldest of the boys, he is 13. Ernest is the most intelligent, but a less physically active boy, often described by his father as `` indolent ''. Like Fritz however, he comes to be an excellent shot. Jack -- The third oldest of the boys, 11 years old. He is thoughtless, bold, vivacious, and the quickest of the group. Franz ( sometimes translated as Francis ) -- The youngest of the boys, he is 8 years old when the story opens. He usually stays home with his mother. Turk -- The family 's English dog. Juno -- The family 's Danish dog. Emily Montrose ( called Jenny in Montolieu 's version ) -- An English girl found on Smoking Rock near the end of the novel. She is shy but is soon adopted into the family. Not a character in the original German, Emily was invented by Isabelle de Montolieu. Nip ( also called Knips or Nips in some editions ) -- An orphan monkey adopted by the family after their dogs Turk and Juno have killed his mother. The family use him to test for poisonous fruits. Fangs -- A jackal that was tamed by the family. Other adaptations The novels in one form or another have also been adapted numerous times, sometimes changing location and / or time period : Book sequels Willis the Pilot : a sequel to The Swiss family Robinson ; or, Adventures of an emigrant family wrecked on an unknown coast of the Pacific Ocean ( 1858 ) has been attributed to Johann Wyss or to Johanna Spyri, author of Heidi. Second Fatherland ( Seconde Patrie, 1900 ), by Jules Verne takes up the story at the point where Wyss 's tale left off. It has also been published in two volumes, Their Island Home and Castaways of the Flag. Return to Robinson Island ( 2015 ), by T.J. Hoisington, based on the original 1812 Swiss Family Robinson novel. Film versions Al - Ṭurfa al - Šahiyya fī aḫbār al - ʿAʾila al - Swīsiyya, Arabic translation ( c. 1900 ) Swiss Family Robinson ( 1940 film ) Swiss Cheese Family Robinson ( Mighty Mouse short, 1947 ) Swiss Family Robinson ( 1960 Walt Disney live - action film ) The Swiss Family Robinson ( 1976 ) The Adventures of Swiss Family Robinson ( 1998 ) Television series English Family Robinson ( 1957 ) Lost in Space ( 1965 -- 1968 ) -- A science fiction adaptation in which the Robinsons are a family of explorers whose spacecraft goes off course. Identical concept to, but not based upon, the Space Family Robinson comic book listed below. Swiss Family Robinson ( 1974 ) -- Canadian series starring Chris Wiggins Swiss Family Robinson ( 1975 ) -- American series starring Martin Milner The Swiss Family Robinson : Flone of the Mysterious Island ( 1981 ) -- An anime series. The Adventures of Swiss Family Robinson ( 1998 ) -- New Zealand series starring Richard Thomas Made for TV movies The Swiss Family Robinson ( 1958 ) The Swiss Family Robinson ( 1973 ) The Swiss Family Robinson ( 1973 ) The Swiss Family Robinson ( 1975 ) Beverly Hills Family Robinson ( 1998 ) The New Swiss Family Robinson ( 1998 ) -- Starring Jane Seymour, James Keach, and David Carradine Stranded ( 2002 ) Comic book series Space Family Robinson ( 1962 -- 1984 ) -- science fiction adaptation Stage adaptations Swiss Family Robinson written by Jerry Montoya and performed at B Street Theatre in Sacramento, California in 2009. Computer adventure game Swiss Family Robinson created in 1984 by Tom Snyder Productions for the Apple II and Commodore 64, published under the Windham Classics label. The player takes the role of Fritz, the eldest brother. Parody The New Swiss Family Robinson by Owen Wister ( 1882 ). See also Novels portal Robinson Crusoe Castaway The Coral Island Lost in Space Footnotes ^ Jump up to : `` A Note on Wyss 's Swiss Family Robinson, Montolieu 's Le Robinson suisse, and Kingston 's 1879 text '' by Ellan Moody. Jump up ^ John Seelye, ed. The Swiss Family Robinson. Penguin Classics. 2007. ISBN 978 - 0 - 14 - 310499 - 5 Jump up ^ `` TJ Hoisington Pens the First Swiss Family Robinson Sequel in Over 100 Years ''. References Weber, Marie - Hélène ( 1993 ). Robinson et robinsonnades : étude comparée de `` Robinson Crusoe '' de Defoe, `` Le Robinson suisse '' de J.R. Wyss, `` L'Ile mystérieuse '' de J. Verne, `` Sa majesté des mouches '' de W. Golding, `` Vendredi ou les limbes du Pacifique '' de M. Tournier, Ed. Universitaires du Sud. Wyss, Johann. The Swiss Family Robinson, ed. John Seelye. Penguin Classics, 2007. The only unabridged complete text genuinely by Wyss ( and his son ) currently in print. External links Wikisource has original text related to this article : The Swiss Family Robinson Wikimedia Commons has media related to The Swiss Family Robinson. The Swiss Family Robinson, available at Internet Archive ( original edition scanned books with illustrations in color ) The Swiss Family Robinson, available at Google Books ( original edition scanned books with illustrations ) The Swiss Family Robinson at Project Gutenberg ( plain text and HTML ). Version unknown, ca. 1850, missing two pages of text. The Swiss Family Robinson at Project Gutenberg ( plain text ). Kingston 's 1879 translation. `` A Note on Wyss 's Swiss Family Robinson, Montolieu 's Le Robinson suisse, and Kingston 's 1879 text '', by Ellen Moody. Information about the book and its many versions. The Swiss Family Robinson public domain audiobook at LibriVox The Swiss Family Robinson by Johann David Wyss Sequel novels The Castaways of the Flag ( 1900 ) Films Perils of the Wild ( 1925 ) Swiss Family Robinson ( 1940 ) Swiss Family Robinson ( 1960 ) Television Lost in Space ( 1965 ) Swiss Family Robinson ( 1974 ) Swiss Family Robinson ( 1975 ) The Swiss Family Robinson : Flone of the Mysterious Island ( 1981 ) The Swiss Family Robinson ( 1975 ) Beverly Hills Family Robinson ( 1997 ) The New Swiss Family Robinson ( 1998 ) Stranded ( 2002 ) Other Space Family Robinson Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=The_Swiss_Family_Robinson&oldid=853852929 '' Categories : Swiss Family Robinson 1812 novels Swiss children 's novels Swiss emigrants to Australia Swiss families Swiss novels Fictional families Fictional castaways Novels set on islands Fictional Swiss people German - language novels Swiss novels adapted into films Novels about survival Novels adapted into television programs Hidden categories : Wikipedia articles with plot summary needing attention from January 2012 All Wikipedia articles with plot summary needing attention Articles using small message boxes Articles with Project Gutenberg links Articles with LibriVox links Talk Contents About Wikipedia Wikisource Čeština Deutsch Español فارسی Français 한국어 Italiano Magyar Nederlands 日本 語 Norsk Simple English Srpskohrvatski / српскохрватски Svenska Türkçe 中文 8 more Edit links This page was last edited on 7 August 2018, at 10 : 49 ( UTC ). 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Question: what is the father name in swiss family robinson
Answer: William