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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.

A classic tale of historical adventure to be enjoyed by children and adults alike, set against the turbulent background of the English Civil War, as well as a charming coming-of-age storyIt was in the month of November in this year that King Charles, accompanied by Sir John Berkely, Ashburnham, and Legg, made his escape from Hampton Court, and rode as fast as the horses could carry them toward that part of Hampshire which led to the New Forest . . . It is 1647. Charles I has been defeated in the civil war, but has escaped captivity and is making for France. Parliamentary soldiers searching the New Forest decide to burn the house of Colonel Beverly, a royalist officer killed at the Battle of Naseby. His four children are rescued by their father's gamekeeper, Jacob, who takes them in. The children gradually shed their aristocratic sensibilities and adapt to the simple ways of the forest, working Jacob's farmstead and befriending other inhabitants of the woodland. But when Charles II raises an army and the specter of war returns to haunt the Beverly children, they realize they cannot hide from their true identity.

• Two of British Captain Frederick Marryat's popular novels are in this Kindle eBook: The Children of the New Forest & The Phantom ShipThe Children of the New Forest (First Published 1847)It is 1647. King Charles I is defeated in the civil war and flees London for the New Forest. Soldiers search the forest and decide to burn Arnwood, the house of Colonel Beverley, a dead Cavalier officer. Four children, now orphans, are thought to have died in the fire but they are rescued by a gamekeeper. They live the life of simple foresters until they are old enough to fend for themselves and their country.The Phantom Ship (First Published 1839)Philip tries to save his father – a Captain damned for eternity to sail a Phantom Ship after killing a crew member.About The AuthorBritish Royal Navy Captain Frederick Marryat (1792 –1848) wrote sea stories and joined the Navy in 1806. He was a contemporary of noted authors including Charles Dickens. Captain Marryat’s books include: The Naval Officer, or Scenes in the Life and Adventures of Frank Mildmay (1829)The King's Own (1830)Newton Forster or, the Merchant Service (1832)Peter Simple (1834)Jacob Faithful (1834)The Pacha of Many Tales (1835)Mr Midshipman Easy (1836)Japhet, in Search of a Father (1836)The Pirate (1836)The Three Cutters (1836)Snarleyyow, or the Dog Fiend (1837)Rattlin the Reefer (with Edward Howard) (1838)The Phantom Ship (1839)Diary in America (1839)Olla Podrida (1840)Poor Jack (1840)Masterman Ready, or the Wreck of the Pacific (1841)Joseph Rushbrook, or the Poacher (1841)Percival Keene (1842)Monsieur Violet (1843)Settlers in Canada (1844)The Mission, or Scenes in Africa (1845)The Privateer's Man, or One Hundred Years Ago (1846)The Children of the New Forest (1847)The Little Savage (posthumous, 1848)Valerie (posthumous, 1848) The Children of the New Forest (1847)

A classic tale of historical adventure to be enjoyed by children and adults alike, set against the turbulent background of the English Civil War, as well as a charming coming-of-age storyIt was in the month of November in this year that King Charles, accompanied by Sir John Berkely, Ashburnham, and Legg, made his escape from Hampton Court, and rode as fast as the horses could carry them toward that part of Hampshire which led to the New Forest . . . It is 1647. Charles I has been defeated in the civil war, but has escaped captivity and is making for France. Parliamentary soldiers searching the New Forest decide to burn the house of Colonel Beverly, a royalist officer killed at the Battle of Naseby. His four children are rescued by their father's gamekeeper, Jacob, who takes them in. The children gradually shed their aristocratic sensibilities and adapt to the simple ways of the forest, working Jacob's farmstead and befriending other inhabitants of the woodland. But when Charles II raises an army and the specter of war returns to haunt the Beverly children, they realize they cannot hide from their true identity.