The Swiss Family Robinson: A New Translation from the Original German
William H G Kingston
Hardcover
(Forgotten Books, April 22, 2018)
Excerpt from The Swiss Family Robinson: A New Translation From the Original German Captured the antelopes - How Fritz caught the rabbits, and Jack rode down the gazelles - How they followed the honey bird, and Jack tried to rob the bees' byke - We sup on the bears' paws Across the desert again - Sight three ostriches - The male bird captured - We secure him between Storm and Crumble - The mother's astonishment at our new pet - Return to Woodlands - Home again We establish colonies on Shark and Whale islands-turn our atten tion to agriculture - The difficulties of ostrich training - My patent saddle and bridle - I exercise my ingenuity in various trades. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.