The Children of the New Forest

Four orphaned siblings. A kingdom at war. One ancient forest. In 1647 England, the Beverley children lose everything when their Cavalier father falls fighting for King Charles I. Hunted by Parliament's soldiers, they flee into the New Forest where they must master survival itself, hunting, fishing, hiding in plain sight, while the world they knew crumbles around them. What begins as desperate evasion becomes a story of resilience, loyalty, and the unbreakable bonds between siblings facing impossible odds. Frederick Marryat, the retired naval captain who practically invented the children's adventure novel, crafted this tale over 175 years ago. It feels both timeless and grounded in the brutal reality of civil war. The Children of the New Forest is about what remains when everything familiar is taken: courage, adaptation, and the stubborn will to endure. For readers who love historical adventures with young protagonists forging their own dangerous destinies.