The Children of the New Forest (Oxford Bookworms Library, Stage 2) - Softcover

Marryat, Captain Frederick; Hedge, Tricia; Basset, Jennifer

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9780194229678: The Children of the New Forest (Oxford Bookworms Library, Stage 2)

Synopsis

England in 1647: King Charles is in prison, and Cromwell's men are fighting the King's men. These are dangerous times for everybody. The four Beverley children have no parents; their mother is dead and their father died while fighting for the King. Now Cromwell's soldiers have come to burn the house - with the children in it. The four of them escape into the New Forest - but how will they live? What will they eat? And will Cromwell's soldiers find them?

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About the Author

Captain Frederick Marryatt (1792-1848) was born in London and went to sea at the age of thirteen. He became a captain in his twenties, and had many adventures before he became a writer.

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