by Captain Marryat · Puffin · tapa blanda · ISBN 9780141302621
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«Children of the New Forest» is the historical adventure novel by Captain Marryat, published by Puffin in paperback (304 pages, in English).
During the English Civil War, the four Beverley siblings are orphaned when their father, a Royalist, dies in battle. Taking refuge in the New Forest, they pass themselves off as grandchildren of a humble forester and must learn to live on scant means while awaiting safer times in Cromwell's England.
Classic from 1847; this 1998 edition is linked to the BBC television series, broadcast in six episodes.
Recommended for readers aged 8 to 12, especially those new to historical classics.
Captain Frederick Marryat was a Royal Navy officer and novelist. He is noted today as an early pioneer of nautical fiction, particularly for his semi-autobiographical novel Mr Midshipman Easy (1836). He is remembered also for his children's novel The Children of the New Forest (1847). In addition, he developed a widely used system of maritime flag signalling, known as Marryat's Code.
