Set during the English Civil War and the Commonwealth (1642-1660), this novel for young readers—published in 1847—remains one of Marryat’s most popular. The aristocratic children of Colonel Beverly, left for dead by Roundheads, are adopted by a simple forester, but upon his death must navigate a treacherous world.
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About the author
Captain Frederick Marryat (1792-1848) was an English Royal Navy officer for 25 years, and wrote stirring adventures of the high sea. A member of Charles Dickens’s literary circle, his pioneering maritime stories, which remain popular today, influenced Joseph Conrad, Ernest Hemingway, C. S. Forester, and Patrick O’Brian.
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Language English ● Format EPUB ● Pages 430 ● ISBN 9781411450905 ● File size 0.5 MB ● Age 99-17 years ● Publisher Barnes & Noble ● Published 2011 ● Downloadable 24 months ● Currency EUR ● ID 5863623 ● Copy protection Adobe DRM
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