Palisades Island
Title page from 1731 | |
| Author | Johann Gottfried Schnabel |
|---|---|
| Original title | Wunderliche Fata einiger See-Fahrer... |
| Translator | John W. Van Cleve |
| Language | German |
| Publisher | Johann Heinrich Groß |
Publication date | 1731 |
| Publication place | Holy Roman Empire |
Published in English | 2017 |
| Pages | 608 |
Palisades Island (German: Insel Felsenburg, lit. 'Rock Castle Island') is a novel by the German writer Johann Gottfried Schnabel, first published under the pseudonym Gisander in 1731. It is about a sailor who has been shipwrecked on an island in the South Sea and ends up creating a large family that forms an ideal society. The book became very popular and Schnabel wrote three sequels.