The New International Encyclopædia/Swiss Family Robinson

SWISS FAMILY ROBINSON. A story by the Swiss writer J. R. Wyss, begun by his father and published by him under the title Der Schweizerische Robinson. It is the account of a family wrecked on an uninhabited island, whose wants are provided for by the most remarkable resources of the island. The tale is based on the idea of Robinson Crusoe, and has been widely popular in many languages.