THE CHILDREN OF THE NEW FOREST

Captain Frederick Marryat (1792 - 1848) was a Royal Navy officer and novelist--a pioneer of the sea story. He is best known for Mr. Midshipman Easy and The Children of the New Forest (and for creating the maritime signaling system, Marryat's Code).

The Children of the New Forest is a children's novel, published in 1847 and set in the time of the English Civil War. It is about four orphaned children who must hide from the Roundheads; they live in the New Forest and learn to live off the land.

This copy is undated. I'm going by someone else's estimate of 1962. It is part of the Children's Illustrated Classics series, which began in 1948. From the look of it though, 1962 seems correct.

It is in mint condition; 325 clean, creamy white pages. The only marking on it is the original owner/child's name written on the front endpaper (very small).

There are also 7 colour plates, and 16 black and white illustrations, by Lionel Edwards, the English artist so well-known for his paintings of horses and country life scenes.

The dust jacket is in excellent condition, save for three tiny tears.The boards are red on pale grey with a navy blue design on the front cover and spine.

Lovely book.


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