Johann David Wyss
The Swiss Family Robinson; or, Adventures on a Desert Island
Published by Good Press, 2019
EAN 4057664179586
Table of Contents
THE FIRST EXPLORING EXPEDITION
The monkeys seized all the cocoanuts within their reach and sent them down upon us
SOME USEFUL DISCOVERIES—A COMICAL INCIDENT
Jack took the unsuspecting birds by surprise
AT FALCONHURST AGAIN—BAGGING A BUFFALO
THE SALT PALACE AND THE NEW FARMHOUSE
"Help! or he will pull me into the water"
THE WAR WITH THE APES—OUR HOME IN THE SALT PALACE
A DANGEROUS VISITOR AND ITS VICTIM
THE CRYSTAL CAVE—BAGGING A BEAR
BREAKING IN A REFRACTORY STEED
So greatly was the speed of the ostrich checked that Jack overtook him
BUILDING THE CAJACK——A PLENTIFUL HARVEST
ADVENTURES OF THE BOYS AT WOODLANDS——THE ELEPHANT TRAIL
Then the walrus sought refuge among these rocks
Up rose the hideous head and gaping jaws of a hippopotamus
TEN YEARS AFTERWARD—A STRANGE MESSAGE
HOW FRITZ FOUND THE FAIR STRANGER
There, with glaring eyes and his great tail swaying to and fro, I saw an immense tiger
A SAIL!—FAREWELL TO SHARK ISLAND
CHAPTER I. Shipwrecked CHAPTER II. The First Exploring Expedition CHAPTER III. Our Home in the Giant Tree CHAPTER IV. Some Useful Discoveries—A Comical Incident CHAPTER V. A Second Visit to the Wreck CHAPTER VI. How We Built the Pinnace CHAPTER VII. At Falconhurst Again—Bagging a Buffalo CHAPTER VIII. Improving Our Tree Dwelling CHAPTER