the Children of the New Forest

The Children of the New Forest is a children's novel published in 1847 by Frederick Marryat. It is set in the time of the English Civil War and the Commonwealth. The story follows the fortunes of the four Beverley children who are orphaned during the war, and hide from their Roundhead oppressors in the shelter of the New Forest where they learn to live off the land.

Author: Frederick Marryat

Publisher: Wordsworth Editions

Released Date: 1993

ISBN: 9781853261107