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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.
Desi09
Posted January 13, 2011
I have read this book when i was much much younger in life i wasnt even a teenager yet and that is when the book was hard cover and red, with no pitcure on the front i love this book and read it so many time then that i have always looked for it, my mom gave it to me, so now that i have found it am getting it for my daughter hope she enjoys it as much as i did, am going to read it first. Desiree Jacobs. West Orange,NJ
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Posted May 17, 2001
I love this book! It is definitely the best book I have ever read, and I'm still reading it over and over. It contains adventure, action, suspense, romance, and the struggle of four children left to survive on their own. I wish someone would make a movie out of it!
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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.