# The Swiss family Robinson Author: Wyss, Johann David, 1743-1818; Robinson, T. H. (Thomas Heath), 1869-1954 [Illustrator] Genre: Islands -- Fiction Language: English License: Public domain Source: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/78017 Amazon editions: https://www.amazon.com/s?k=The+Swiss+family+Robinson+Wyss&tag=cyberlibrar00-20 ## Summary Already the tempest had continued six days; on the seventh its fury seemed still increasing; and the morning dawned upon us without a prospect of hope, for we had wandered so far from the right track, and were so forcibly driven toward the southeast, that none on board knew where we were. The ship’s company were exhausted by labour and watching, and the courage which had sustained them was now sinking. The shivered masts had been cast into the sea; several leaks appeared, and the ship began to fill. The sailors forbore from swearing; many were at prayer on their knees; while others offered miracles of future piety and goodness, as the condition of their release from danger. “My beloved ch... ## Chapters - [CHAPTER I](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-swiss-family-robinson-78017/chapters/1/index.md) - [CHAPTER II](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-swiss-family-robinson-78017/chapters/2/index.md) - [CHAPTER XXI](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-swiss-family-robinson-78017/chapters/21/index.md) - [CHAPTER LII](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-swiss-family-robinson-78017/chapters/52/index.md) - [CHAPTER V](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-swiss-family-robinson-78017/chapters/5/index.md) - [CHAPTER III](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-swiss-family-robinson-78017/chapters/3/index.md) - [CHAPTER XXV](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-swiss-family-robinson-78017/chapters/25/index.md) - [CHAPTER LXI](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-swiss-family-robinson-78017/chapters/61/index.md) - [CHAPTER XXIV](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-swiss-family-robinson-78017/chapters/24/index.md) - [CHAPTER XXXI](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-swiss-family-robinson-78017/chapters/31/index.md) - [CHAPTER XLI](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-swiss-family-robinson-78017/chapters/41/index.md) - [CHAPTER XII](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-swiss-family-robinson-78017/chapters/12/index.md) - [CHAPTER LV](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-swiss-family-robinson-78017/chapters/55/index.md) - [CHAPTER XLII](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-swiss-family-robinson-78017/chapters/42/index.md) - [CHAPTER XX](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-swiss-family-robinson-78017/chapters/20/index.md) - [CHAPTER XXXII](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-swiss-family-robinson-78017/chapters/32/index.md) - [CHAPTER VI](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-swiss-family-robinson-78017/chapters/6/index.md) - [CHAPTER IX](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-swiss-family-robinson-78017/chapters/9/index.md) - [CHAPTER LVII](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-swiss-family-robinson-78017/chapters/57/index.md) - [CHAPTER XLVIII](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-swiss-family-robinson-78017/chapters/48/index.md) - [CHAPTER LVIII](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-swiss-family-robinson-78017/chapters/58/index.md) - [CHAPTER XXVIII](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-swiss-family-robinson-78017/chapters/28/index.md) - [CHAPTER LIV](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-swiss-family-robinson-78017/chapters/54/index.md) - [CHAPTER XXVI](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-swiss-family-robinson-78017/chapters/26/index.md) - [CHAPTER VIII](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-swiss-family-robinson-78017/chapters/8/index.md) - [CHAPTER XXVII](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-swiss-family-robinson-78017/chapters/27/index.md) - [CHAPTER LIX](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-swiss-family-robinson-78017/chapters/59/index.md) - [CHAPTER XXIX](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-swiss-family-robinson-78017/chapters/29/index.md) - [CHAPTER LI](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-swiss-family-robinson-78017/chapters/51/index.md) - [CHAPTER XLIV](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-swiss-family-robinson-78017/chapters/44/index.md) - [CHAPTER X](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-swiss-family-robinson-78017/chapters/10/index.md) - [CHAPTER IV](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-swiss-family-robinson-78017/chapters/4/index.md) - [CHAPTER XXXV](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-swiss-family-robinson-78017/chapters/35/index.md) - [CHAPTER XLVI](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-swiss-family-robinson-78017/chapters/46/index.md) - [CHAPTER XL](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-swiss-family-robinson-78017/chapters/40/index.md) - [CHAPTER XXXIV](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-swiss-family-robinson-78017/chapters/34/index.md) - [CHAPTER LIII](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-swiss-family-robinson-78017/chapters/53/index.md) - [CHAPTER VII](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-swiss-family-robinson-78017/chapters/7/index.md) - [CHAPTER XXII](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-swiss-family-robinson-78017/chapters/22/index.md) - [CHAPTER XLIX](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-swiss-family-robinson-78017/chapters/49/index.md) - [CHAPTER LX](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-swiss-family-robinson-78017/chapters/60/index.md) - [CHAPTER XLVII](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-swiss-family-robinson-78017/chapters/47/index.md) - [CHAPTER XXIII](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-swiss-family-robinson-78017/chapters/23/index.md) - [CHAPTER XXXIII](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-swiss-family-robinson-78017/chapters/33/index.md) - [CHAPTER XVIII](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-swiss-family-robinson-78017/chapters/18/index.md) - [CHAPTER LVI](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-swiss-family-robinson-78017/chapters/56/index.md) - [CHAPTER L](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-swiss-family-robinson-78017/chapters/50/index.md) - [CHAPTER XLIII](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-swiss-family-robinson-78017/chapters/43/index.md) - [CHAPTER XXXVII](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-swiss-family-robinson-78017/chapters/37/index.md) - [CHAPTER XIII](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-swiss-family-robinson-78017/chapters/13/index.md) - [CHAPTER XVI](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-swiss-family-robinson-78017/chapters/16/index.md) - [CHAPTER XIV](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-swiss-family-robinson-78017/chapters/14/index.md) - [CHAPTER XIX](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-swiss-family-robinson-78017/chapters/19/index.md) - [CHAPTER XI](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-swiss-family-robinson-78017/chapters/11/index.md) - [CHAPTER XXXVI](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-swiss-family-robinson-78017/chapters/36/index.md) - [CHAPTER XXX](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-swiss-family-robinson-78017/chapters/30/index.md) - [CHAPTER XLV](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-swiss-family-robinson-78017/chapters/45/index.md) - [CHAPTER XXXIX](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-swiss-family-robinson-78017/chapters/39/index.md) - [CHAPTER XV](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-swiss-family-robinson-78017/chapters/15/index.md) - [CHAPTER XVII](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-swiss-family-robinson-78017/chapters/17/index.md) - [CHAPTER XXXVIII](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-swiss-family-robinson-78017/chapters/38/index.md)