5 comments about The Children of the New Forest (Oxford World's Classics).

1. The Children of the New Forest is a lovely book. Set in England, in the New Forest at the time of Charles 2, children escape being burned to death in their own home. Living with an old forester, they have to learn to survive, no longer able to be considered rich. Do they survive in the forest? There is only one way to find out, children and adults alike will love this captivating story.



2. The Children of the new forest is a brilliant insight into what england was like in the 15th century. It tells how four wealthy children are without warning suddenly plunged into poverty, when the roundheads fire their house looking for the king. It tells how the heir of the burnt house and his brother and sisters strive to become what they should have been without the roundheads. I would recommend this book to anyone who wants to get hooked on something, but is not too hard. It is an excellent book to learn from and look at carefully, and is gripping to the very end.



3. Captain Marryat's "THE CHILDREN OF THE NEW FOREST" is a wonderful tale in narrative, historically rich and quite fascinating. This story of adventure, treachery, and love takes place during the English Civil War, when fellow countrymen are found enemies, and are set against each other, Roundhead and Cavalier, Parliament and the King. Many hoped for the same thing: justice. But, for a long time, neither could find it. In the midst of all were the Beverlies, the family of a faithful Cavalier, who died in service of the king. His four children were left orphaned when their mother died of grief. Then, word came to them that the Roundheads were going to burn down their estate, Arnwood. Fate sent them into the hands of an old forester, Jacob Armitage, and they escaped to his cottage. From there, the story unfolds. It is a classic worthy of shelving in libraries, in private or in public collections, recommended by many educators, and by me, with all due praise.



4. This is a unique book with a quality and style that is timeless. True classic that every child would greatly benefit from reading.



5. Children fed on the diet of Enid Blyton books will find the plot familiar, as that venerable lady stole the style and some content off this classic and established an industry of sorts! The story revolves around 4 children who spend their time in the new forest after their house is burned down. The plot revolves around Edward the eldest kid and his younger brother. However, author being a male chauvinist of the 19 century deems it waste of time to focus on females. He also treats Pablo, the gypsy boy as if were an animal and some comments about his race should be struck off. However the book is very easy to read.

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