# The Children of the New Forest

By Frederick Marryat.

"The Children of the New Forest" by Frederick Marryat is a children's novel published in 1847. Set during the English Civil War, it follows four orphaned Beverley children who escape Parliamentary soldiers and take refuge in the New Forest. Disguised as a forester's grandchildren, they must abandon their aristocratic upbringing and learn to survive off the land. As they mature into self-reliant foresters, the eldest son Edward becomes entangled with both Royalist causes and a forbidden romance, leading toward an uncertain future. (Summary by Project Gutenberg, written by machine.)

- Language: English
- Subjects: Orphans -- Juvenile fiction; Soldiers -- Juvenile fiction; Great Britain -- History -- Civil War, 1642-1649 -- Juvenile fiction; New Forest (England : Forest) -- Juvenile fiction; Foresters -- Juvenile fiction

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## Audiobooks of it

- [Children of the New Forest (version 2)](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/books/librivox/8868) by Frederick Marryat (12 h 49 min, English)
- [Children of the New Forest](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/books/librivox/941) by Frederick Marryat (10 h 42 min, English)

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