Review of 'The Children of the New Forest,' by Captain Frederick Marryat

The Children of the New Forest (download ebook for free at this link) is a story of personal survival in the face of political persecution, and it serves as a prime example of Victorian narrative literature. Surrounding the lives of Edward Beverley and his three siblings - Humphrey, Alice and Edith - the story chronicles their delivery from the hands of Oliver Cromwell's Roundhead Covenanters during the Commonwealth of England (1649).

Overview
Edward spends the better part of three years as a forester...(clich here to read more).