Author:Johann David Wyss

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Johann David Wyss
(1743–1818)

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Swiss pastor, most famous for writing The Swiss Family Robinson; the German version was edited by his son Johann Rudolf Wyss.

Works

The Swiss Family Robinson:
- 1816 original English edition - editor William Godwin - translator Mary Godwin
- 1851 edition - translator unknown
- 1869 edition: “In Words of One Syllable” - editor Lucy Aikin - translator unknown
- 1891 edition - editor William Kingston - translator Agnes Kinloch Kingston
- The Swiss Family Robinson (1915) edited by J. H. Stickney (external scan)

Works about Wyss

On his works

"Swiss Family Robinson," in The New International Encyclopædia, New York: Dodd, Mead and Co. (1905)
"Swiss Family Robinson, The," in The Encyclopedia Americana, New York: The Encyclopedia Americana Corporation (1920)

Some or all works by this author were published before January 1, 1929, and are in the public domain worldwide because the author died at least 100 years ago. Translations or editions published later may be copyrighted. Posthumous works may be copyrighted based on how long they have been published in certain countries and areas.

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