The Children of the New Forest (World's Classics S.) - Softcover

Marryat, Captain

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9780192827258: The Children of the New Forest (World's Classics S.)

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ISBN 10: 0192827251 ISBN 13: 9780192827258

Publisher: Oxford Paperbacks, 1991

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In The Children of the New Forest, Marryat describes the trials and triumphs of the four Beverley children, orphaned during the English Civil War and forced to take refuge with a poor woodsman in the New Forest. This is the first annotated edition of a great children's classic, which has retained its popularity since 1847.

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With their father killed fighting for King Charles and their mansion home burnt down by the Roundheads, the four orphaned Beverley children find refuge with old Jacob Armitage, a forester and loyal servant of their father's. In his cottage, deep in the New Forest, the children quickly have to learn hunting, housekeeping and the crafts of living off the land. When Jacob dies, the children are left completely alone to fend for themselves but despite being at constant risk of discovery, Edward, the eldest, is determined to help restore the king and regain his own inheritance.

Captain Marryatt's exciting Civil War adventure has gripped readers for generations. An adventure story filled with heroism, excitement and suspense it is also a tale of survival and loyalty set in a fascinating historical context. (Ages 9 to Adult)

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A classic adventure story set during the English Civil War. With the king imprisoned, their father dead and their home on fire, the four Beverley children flee to the forest where they must make a new life.

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