The Children of the New Forest
1847
The Children of the New Forest
1847
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.
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“Horses, and all animals indeed, know that there is no place like home; it is a pity that men who consider themselves much wiser, have not the same consideration,””
— Frederick Marryat
“There is a great difference between the world such as we fancy it when we are pining for it, and the world when we actually are placed within the vortex, and perceive the secret springs of men's actions.””
— Frederick Marryat
“The pen is a poor exchange for the long-barreled gun." "It does more execution, nevertheless,””
— Frederick Marryat
“ادوارد گفت:(( آقای هتراستون، راستش من اصلا نمی توانم شما را درک کنم. شما آدم خیلی خوبی هستید اما از دوستان کرامولید، کسی که پادشاه را کشته است!))(( ادوارد، تو خیلی جوانی و مشکلاتی را که در زمان پادشاهی چارلز گریبان گیر انگلستان بود به یاد نمی آوری. پادشاه هیچ وقت به حرف های پارلمان گوش نمی داد و هر کاری خودش می خواست می کرد. مردم از این موضوع خیلی عصبانی بودند و برای آزادی جنگیدند. اما حالا کرامول و دوستانش هم همان طور شده اند و به حرف هیچکس گوش نمی کنند. آنها پادشاه را کشتند و حالا خودشان بدتر از پادشاه شده اند. مردم انگلستان یک روز دوباره آزاد خواهند شد.اما در حال حاضر ما نباید این طور بی پروا درمورد این چیزها حرف بزنیم، خیلی خطرناک است.))””
— Frederick Marryat
“Women are riddles”
— Frederick Marryat
“it is an old saying, that you must not work a willing horse to death.””
— Frederick Marryat
“I very sorry now, Missy Edith”
— Frederick Marryat
