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The Children of the New Forest
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| Author(s): | Frederick Marryat |
| Illustrator(s): | Bernhard Stafford Good |
| Publisher(s): | Charles Scribner’s Sons |
| Year Published: | 1927 |
| Type: | Hardcover |
| Genre: | Adventure Boys Growing Up British Families Girls Growing Up Historical Fiction – Civil War History - British Orphans Robinsonnade |
| Age Range: | Ages 7-9: Short Chapter Books |
| Pages: | 372 |
| This is an | All-Time Great Children's Book (ATGCB) |
| OCLC: | 1541302 |
Description
When the Roundheads triumph in the English civil war they burn down the Beverley family’s home. The orphaned children escape to the forest where they are taken in by Jacob Armitage, an old family servant. As in a Robinsonnade, they must learn to earn their own living while surrounded by deadly enemies.
Other Editions
The Children of the New Forest (1911)
During the English civil war, a family of children take to the woods to escape from the Parliamentary forces. Read for free online at Google Books.
Publisher: Henry Holt and Company
The Children of the New Forest (1930)
A family of Royalist children take to the woods to escape from their Puritan persecuters. A Robinsonnade in Merry England.
Publisher: The Macmillan Co.
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