WE WERE ON OUR WAY FROM ENGLAND TO PORT JACKSON, IN NEW SOUTH WALES, WHEN OUR

VESSEL WAS ATTACKED BY A VIOLENT WINDSTORM.

THE LIGHTS WENT OFF SIX TIMES, EACH TIME CLOSING OVER A WILD AND TERRIFYING SCENE. THE RETURNING LIGHT OFTEN BROUGHT IN MORE DISTRESS, FOR THE

RAGING STORM WAS GETTING EVEN MORE FEROCIOUS.

UNTIL THE SEVENTH DAY, ALL HOPE WAS LOST.

OUR HEARTS WERE SOOTHED BY THE COMFORT OF CHILDLIKE PRAYER, AND

THE HORRORS OF OUR SITUATION SEEMED LESS TERRIBLE.

AT THAT INSTANT, THE SHIP WAS STRUCK WITH A FRIGHTFUL SHOCK, WHICH THREW

EVERYONE TO THE DECK, AND THREATENED TO DESTROY HER IMMEDIATELY.

DEAR CHILDREN, IF THE LORD CAN, HE

WILL SAVE US. IF NOT, LET US CALMLY SURRENDER OUR LIVES INTO HIS HAND, AND THINK OF THE JOY OF BEING TOGETHER

FOREVER IN THAT HAPPY HOME ABOVE.

LAND! LAND!

EVEN DEATH IS NOT

TOO BITTER WHEN IT DOES NOT SEPARATE

THOSE WHO LOVE ONE ANOTHER.

PLEASE LORD, HELP MY DEAR PARENTS AND

BROTHERS.

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THE SHIP WAS BEING BATTERED BY THE WAVES. I STRUGGLED TO

RESIST THEIR FORCE.

AND THEN, AS I CLIMBED UP TO THE DECK, WHAT A

SIGHT AWAITED ME!

THE WORD WENT LIKE A DAGGER TO MY HEART. BUT SEEING THE FRESH TERROR IN MY CHILDREN,

I COMPOSED MYSELF.

DREADFUL SOUNDS SIGNALLED THE BREAKING UP OF THE SHIP, AND THE ROARING WATER

POURED IN FROM ALL SIDES.

KEEP UP YOUR COURAGE! WE ARE

ALL STILL ABOVE WATER. STAY WITH YOUR MOTHER, WHILE I GO ON DECK AND

SEE WHAT CAN BE DONE.

LOWER THE BOATS! WE ARE

LOST!

LOST?!

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THE SENSE OF OUR LONELY AND FORSAKEN CONDITION WEIGHED HEAVILY UPON ME AS I RETURNED TO MY FAMILY.

THEY DRIFTED AWAY, REGARDLESS OF MY CRIES AND PLEAS. MY VOICE WAS DROWNED OUT BY THE

HOWLING OF THE WIND. EVEN IF THE CREW HAD WANTED, RETURNING TO THE BOAT WAS IMPOSSIBLE,

FOR THE WAVES WERE MOUNTAIN-HIGH.

...CUT THE ROPES TO CAST HER INTO THE SEA.

TO MY HORROR, I SAW THE LAST REMAINING BOAT LEAVE THE SHIP. THE LAST OF THE

SAILORS LEAPT INTO HER AND...

THERE WAS NOT A PERSON ON BOARD.

THE SHIP IS STUCK BETWEEN TWO ROCKS, AND

OUR LITTLE CABIN IS HIGH ABOVE THE WATER. THERE SEEMS TO BE NO IMMEDIATE DANGER OF ITS SINKING.

IF THE SEA IS CALM TOMORROW, WE MAY BE ABLE TO

GET ASHORE!

BUT ALL IS NOT LOST. TAKE COURAGE, MY

CHILDREN!

THEY’VE GONE.

NO! COME BACK! PLEASE!

WAIT! PLEASE COME BACK! MY WIFE

AND CHILDREN ARE STILL ON BOARD.

WHERE IS EVERYBODY?

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AS WE AND THE OTHER PASSENGERS HAD BEEN ON OUR WAY TO SETTLE IN A NEW COUNTRY, WE HAD BROUGHT ENOUGH

SUPPLIES WITH US TO BUILD A COLONY.

DURING THE NIGHT THE STORM CONTINUED, AND THE TIMBERS OF THE WRECK WERE STRAINED. I

FEARED THAT WITH THE CONTINUAL TREMBLING, THE SHIP MIGHT FALL TO PIECES AT ANY MOMENT.

BUT WHERE ARE WE, PAPA?

JACK, I SIMPLY DON’T KNOW. I’M

AFRAID THE STORM BLEW US OFF

COURSE.

BELOW US IS EVERYTHING

WE MAY NEED TO SURVIVE.

EACH OF US MUST GO BELOW, AND SEE WHAT WE

CAN SALVAGE.

WE MUST NOT DESPAIR, CHILDREN.

GOD HAS NOT FORSAKEN US, AND WE MUST HAVE FAITH IN HIM. SO, LET US

CHEERFULLY DO OUR BEST.OH, PAPA!

WHAT HAS BECOME OF EVERYBODY?

ARE THE SAILORS GONE?

HAVE THEY TAKEN AWAY THE BOATS?

WHY DID THEY LEAVE US

BEHIND?

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ERNEST, OUR SECOND SON, WENT TO LOOK FOR TOOLS.

AND JACK...

FRITZ, OUR ELDEST SON, HURRIED TO THE ARMS CHEST.

MY WIFE, WITH OUR YOUNGEST SON, FRANK, ATTENDED TO THE UNFORTUNATE

ANIMALS ON BOARD, WHO HAD BEEN NEGLECTED FOR SEVERAL DAYS.

WE ALL WENT DOWN TO SEE WHAT WAS INSIDE THE SHIP.

THE CAPTAIN’S CABIN. WHAT COULD THAT COWARD HAVE

LEFT BEHIND?I EXPECT SOME OF THESE

WILL BE VERY USEFUL!

GUNPOWDER… AND GUNS. THERE

ARE SO MANY.

LOOK, FRANK, WE’LL HAVE AN

ENTIRE FARMYARD TO OURSELVES!

WELL, THERE’S ENOUGH

FOOD AND WATER TO KEEP US GOING

FOR A WHILE.

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When a boat travelling to Australia hits a reef and is destroyed, only one family survives. Shipwrecked on an island, and with no sign of rescue, the Robinsons are forced to use whatever means possible to stay alive.

Through their struggles, the members of the family learn, not only how to survive, but also how to enjoy themselves in the face of adversity. The pastor, his wife, and four children share many experiences together – both arduous and fun – and grow closer as a result.

This classic tale of adventure on a desert island is exciting to read, as

much as it is a story with a moral.

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