Chapter I: Front Matter

FRONTISPIECE

THE
SWISS FAMILY
ROBINSON

ILLUSTRATED BY
T. H. ROBINSON

GARDEN CITY PUBLISHING COMPANY, INC.
GARDEN CITY NEW YORK

PRINTED IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

CONTENTS

CHAPTER PAGE

I A SHIPWRECK, AND PREPARATIONS FOR DELIVERANCE 15

II A LANDING, AND CONSEQUENT OCCUPATIONS 28

III VOYAGE OF DISCOVERY 39

IV RETURN FROM THE VOYAGE OF DISCOVERY--A
NOCTURNAL ALARM 49

V RETURN TO THE WRECK 56

VI A TROOP OF ANIMALS IN CORK JACKETS 66

VII SECOND JOURNEY OF DISCOVERY PERFORMED BY
THE MOTHER OF THE FAMILY 74

VIII CONSTRUCTION OF A BRIDGE 80

IX CHANGE OF ABODE 87

X CONSTRUCTION OF A LADDER 95

XI THE SETTLING IN THE GIANT TREE 101

XII THE SABBATH AND THE PARABLE 105

XIII CONVERSATION, AND A WALK 114

XIV CONTINUATION OF PRECEDING CHAPTER--DISCOVERIES 119

XV HOPES OF A SLEDGE--SOME SHORT LESSONS
IN USEFUL THINGS 124

XVI BATHING, FISHING, AND A KANGAROO 127

XVII MORE STORES FROM THE WRECK 132

XVIII THE TORTOISE HARNESSED 135

XIX ANOTHER TRIP TO THE WRECK--BAKING 140

XX THE CRACKER AND THE PINNACE 144

XXI GYMNASTIC EXERCISES--VARIOUS DISCOVERIES--
SINGULAR ANIMALS, ETC. 153

XXII EXCURSION INTO UNKNOWN TRACTS 163

XXIII USEFUL OCCUPATIONS AND LABOURS--EMBELLISHMENTS--A
PAINFUL BUT NATURAL SENTIMENT 169

XXIV A NEW DOMAIN--THE TROOP OF BUFFALOES--THE
VANQUISHED HERO 175

XXV THE MALABAR EAGLE--SAGO MANUFACTORY--BEES 184

XXVI TREATMENT OF BEES--STAIRCASE--TRAINING
OF VARIOUS ANIMALS--MANUFACTURES, ETC. 194

XXVII THE WILD ASS--DIFFICULTY IN BREAKING
IT--THE HEATH FOWL’S NEST 201

XXVIII FLAX, AND THE RAINY SEASON 208

XXIX SPRING--SPINNING--SALT MINE 215

XXX HOUSE IN THE SALT ROCK--TURTLES 222

XXXI NEW FISHERY--NEW EXPERIMENTS--NEW DISCOVERIES,
AND HOUSE 226

XXXII COMPLETION OF TWO FARMHOUSES--A
LAKE--A BOAT 235

XXXIII ANNIVERSARY OF OUR DELIVERANCE--MOTIVES
FOR THANKFULNESS 244

XXXIV GOURD PLANTATION--MONKEY-ROOT OR GINSENG--BIRD
SNARES 250

XXXV THE DOVE-COT AND ITS MANAGEMENT 257

XXXVI JACK’S ADVENTURE AND NARROW ESCAPE--A
FOUNTAIN 264

XXXVII THE APPROACH OF WINTER AND WET SEASON--INVENTION
OF A NEW LIGHT--LITERARY ACQUISITIONS 268

XXXVIII CLOSE OF THE RAINY SEASON--A WHALE--CORAL 273

XXXIX THE WHALE, ITS DISSECTION--USES OF THE
DIFFERENT PARTS OF THE WHALE 276

XL THE BOAT-PROPELLER OR ROWING MACHINE--A
TURTLE DRIVE 279

XLI WEAVING-MACHINE--BASKET-MAKING--THE
ALARM--A DANGEROUS VISITOR--THE
ASS FALLS A VICTIM 286

XLII DISCOVERY OF A CRYSTAL GROTTO--FURTHER
EXPLORATION 295

XLIII THE PIG HUNT--THE SUPPLY--THE
OTAHEITAN ROAST--HAM SMOKING 304

XLIV EXCURSION INTO THE SAVANNA--TWO HORSEMEN--THE
OSTRICH HUNT--THE NEST--THE LAND TURTLES 309

XLV BEARS! BEARS!--NARROW ESCAPE--THE COMBAT--DISCOVERY
OF PORCELAIN EARTH 316

XLVI PREPARATION OF THE BEARS’ FLESH--CUPS OUT OF
OSTRICH EGGS--ANGORA RABBITS AND ANTELOPES 319

XLVII OSTRICHES AGAIN--A HUNT AND A CAPTURE--ACQUISITION
OF TREASURE--EUPHORBIA--VANILLA 325

XLVIII PROGRESS IN OSTRICH DISCIPLINE--EFFICACY
OF TOBACCO SMOKE--HYDROMEL--THE NEW HAT--POTTERY 331

XLIX RETURN OF THE RAINY SEASON--A NEW WANT--THE CAJACK 339

L RETURN OF THE BOYS--THEIR ADVENTURES--HARVESTING--
PARTRIDGES AND QUAILS 345

LI TRIAL OF THE CAJACK--THE ALARM--ADVENTURE WITH
SEA COWS--THE DRAWBRIDGE 350

LII TAMING OF ANTELOPES--SUGAR PRESS--COMBAT WITH A
HYENA--A FLYING COURIER--THE WILD HORSE AND THE
ELEPHANT 357

LIII THE REDOUBT--VALUABLE DISCOVERIES--THE CACAO
TREE--THE BANANA--CROCODILES AND ALLIGATORS--TEA
PLANT--ARTILLERY, AND FORTIFICATION OF SHARK ISLAND 369

LIV A GENERAL REVIEW OF THE COLONY AFTER TEN YEARS OF
ESTABLISHMENT 376

LV EXCURSION OF FRITZ--STARTLING COMMUNICATION--DISCOVERY
OF PEARLS--INTELLIGENCE OF A FELLOW CREATURE--FRITZ’S
RETURN, AND ACCOUNT OF HIS WONDERFUL DISCOVERIES 384

LVI EDIBLE BIRDS’ NESTS--PEARL FISHERY--POOR
JACK IS “KILLED”--DISCOVERY OF TRUFFLES 393

LVII COTTON NUTS--TERRIFIC ENCOUNTER WITH LION AND
LIONESS--A SAVAGE--PARLEY, AND RECOGNITION OF A
FRIEND 398

LVIII ADVENTURES OF FRITZ--SIR EDWARD MONTROSE--OUR ADOPTED
SISTER--ATTACK OF WOLVES--PREPARATIONS FOR RETURN 406

LIX THE LIMEKILN--FRITZ’S STORY 414

LX EMILY’S OWN STORY--RETURN TO FELSENHEIM WITH MILITARY
HONOURS--THE WINTER SEASON ONCE MORE 421

LXI CONCLUSION 427

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“The morning dawned upon us without a prospect
of hope” _Frontispiece_

FACING PAGE

“The Vandals themselves could not have made a
more complete pillage than we had done” 62

“I proceeded more cautiously in my pursuit of the
wounded bird” 94

“He accordingly fell into the track of the current,
and drew us straight towards our usual place of
landing” 138

“Thus we entered the rock in solemn procession” 218

“Francis remained with his mother” 310

“With one of our young cavaliers mounted on his back” 334

“I felt so frightened at the apparition” 374

THE SWISS FAMILY ROBINSON

THE SWISS FAMILY
ROBINSON