The Castaways of the Flag (French: Seconde patrie, lit. Second Fatherland, 1900) is an adventure novel written by Jules Verne. The two volumes of the novel were initially published in English translation as two separate volumes: Their Island Home and The Castaways of the Flag. Later reprints were published under the title The Castaways of the Flag.
 Title page of a Hetzel edition | |
| Author | Jules Verne |
|---|---|
| Original title | Seconde patrie |
| Translator | Cranstoun Metcalfe |
| Illustrator | Georges Roux |
| Language | French |
| Series | The Extraordinary Voyages #47 |
| Genre | Adventure novel |
| Publisher | Pierre-Jules Hetzel |
Publication date | 1900 |
| Publication place | France |
Published in English | 1923 |
| Media type | Print (Hardback) |
| Preceded by | The Will of an Eccentric |
| Followed by | The Village in the Treetops |
The story is a sequel to the 1812 book The Swiss Family Robinson by Johann Wyss, picking up where that novel leaves off.
Publication history
edit- May 1923, Their Island Home and The Castaways of the Flag, London: Sampson Low
Plot summary
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Bibliography
edit- Title The Castaways of the Flag: The Final Adventures of the Swiss Family Robinson
- Authors Jules Verne, Johann David Wyss
- Editor S. Low, Marston, 1923
- 242 pages
External links
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Media related to Second Fatherland at Wikimedia Commons- The Castaways of the Flag at Project Gutenberg
The Castaways of the Flag public domain audiobook at LibriVox- Seconde patrie available at Jules Verne Collection (in French)
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