《瑞士的鲁滨逊一家》是一部享誉西方的冒险小说，原著为瑞士人约翰·维斯撰写，本书为英文版。《瑞士的鲁滨逊一家》以纪实的笔法无比真实地讲述了一个现代的童话故事，展现了人与自然之间的和谐，以及人自身的善良与智慧。故事中的一家人从不盲目射杀野生动物，他们更热衷于费尽心思去驯服这些野兽，而且*后还和毛猴、鸵鸟、水牛、老鹰……这些动物成为了朋友。同时，他们也坚信人的善良、理性、智慧和想象力能帮助自己在荒野中生存。本书不仅拥有激动人心的故事情节，还生动地描述了几十种简洁实用的荒野求生技巧。 TheSwissFamilyRobinson,writtenbySwisswriterandclergymanJohannDavidWyss,isa novelaboutaSwissfamilyofimmigrantswhoseshipenroutetoPortJackson,Australia,goesoffcourseandisshipwreckedintheEastIndies. JohannDavidWyssandhistwosonsweregreatadmirersofDanielDefoesRobinsonCrusoe.AfterreadinganddiscussingDefoesfamousstory,theydecidedtocontinuetheadventure.Sotheypretendedthatthey,too,hadbeenshipwreckedonadesertisland.Theyspentmanywinter eveningstellingeachothertalesoftheirimaginarylifethere.Thefatherwrotedowntheirstories, andoneson,JohannEmmanuel,illustratedthemwithdrawingsandwatercolors. Someyearslater,theotherson,JohannRudolph,editedandpublishedthestoriesasTheSwissFamilyRobinson.ThebookquicklybecameverypopularandwastranslatedintoEnglishin1820.Tothisday,theWyssfamilystaleoftheadventuresofashipwreckedSwissfamilyisafavoriteofyoungpeopleallovertheworld.
