After a shipwreck the narrator his wife and four sons find themselvescastaways on an uninhabited island. Retrieving what they can from the shipthey construct a ... » 

After a shipwreck the narrator his wife and four sons find themselvescastaways on an uninhabited island. Retrieving what they can from the shipthey construct a life for themselves through their own resourcefulnessbuilding a tree house finding such foods as coconuts sugarcane honey andpotatoes and securing themselves against danger. Adventure follows adventureas they explore the island encounter wild birds and terrifying animals plantcrops build sturdier shelters and settle in for a long stay. W. H. G.Kingston translation. «