A shipwrecked pastor and his family build an ingenious island home from the salvage of their wrecked ship.
Books mentioned in The Swiss Family Robinson (3)
Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe: “"It is," said I; "but we must not call Robinson Crusoe a romance; though Robinson himself, and all the circumstances of his history are probably fictitious, the details are all founded on truth--on the adventures and descriptions of voyagers who may be depended on, and unfortunate individuals who have actually been wrecked on unknown…”
Gulliver's Travels by Jonathan Swift: “"As if Gulliver's Travels was true!" said Fritz, in a tone of derision.”
Captain Cook's Voyages by James Cook: “Fritz appearing much interested in examining this cloth, Ernest said gravely, "I can teach you how to make it;" and immediately bringing Cook's Voyages, where a detailed description is given, he proceeded to read it.”
Books that mention The Swiss Family Robinson (6)
My Ántonia by Willa Cather: “In the afternoons, when grandmother sat upstairs darning, or making husking-gloves, I read 'The Swiss Family Robinson' aloud to her, and I felt that the Swiss family had no advantages over us in the way of an adventurous life.”
O Pioneers! by Willa Cather: “After supper Lou put on a necktie and went across the fields to court Annie Lee, and Carl and Oscar sat down to a game of checkers, while Alexandra read "The Swiss Family Robinson" aloud to her mother and Emil.”
The Story of My Life by Helen Keller: “"The Arabian Nights," "The Swiss Family Robinson," "The Pilgrim's Progress," "Robinson Crusoe,"”
Peter Ibbetson by George du Maurier: “I (to please her mother) would read to her _Le Robinson Suisse_, _Sandford and Merton_, _Evenings at Home_”
Everyman by Philip Roth: “he began to read The Swiss Family Robinson.”
The Ghost Writer by Philip Roth: “something boys and girls could read in bed at night along with the adventures of the Swiss Family Robinson”