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Author: MARRYAT, CAPTAIN

Classic fiction (Children’s/YA)

Published on 1 May 1993 by Wordsworth Editions Ltd in the United Kingdom as part of ‘the Wordsworth Children’s Classics’ series.

Paperback | 304 pages
196 x 128 x 17 | 196g

Cavalier and Roundhead battle it out in the turbulent setting of the English Civil war and provide the background for this classic tale of four orphans as they face adversity, survival in the forest, reconciliation and eventual forgiveness.

This is the first enduring historical novel for children, which conjures up as much magic today as it did on first publication. The freedom from adult constraint allied with the necessary disciplines to survive in a hostile world make for a gripping read.