num_pages: 304
description: 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.
language: English
title: The Children of the New Forest
titlecomplete: The Children of the New Forest
characters: Edith Beverley, Humphrey Beverley, Alice Beverley, Edward Beverley
genres: Historical, Literature, Young Adult, Childrens, Classics, Adventure, 19th Century, War, Historical Fiction, Fiction
ratings_count: 5399
places: Hampshire, England, New Forest, Hampshire, England, England
publisher: Wordsworth Editions Ltd