Johann Wyss

For many days we had been tempest-tossed. Six times had the darkness closed over a wild and terrific scene, and returning light as oíten brought but renewed distress, for the raging storm increased in fury until on the seventh day all hope was lost. We were driven completely out of our course; no...

Chapter 1 The Shipwreck Many years ago my family and I left our beloved Switzerland to found a settlement on a small island in the Pacific Ocean, not far from New Guinea. After several weeks at sea we were caught in a raging storm that lasted for six days. The ship was blown far off course and...