- Paperback: 320 pages
- Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd; New edition edition (27 July 1995)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0140621717
- ISBN-13: 978-0140621716
- Product Dimensions: 17.5 x 11.2 x 2.5 cm
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 422,693 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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An engaging adventure story set in England during the time of the Civil War when King Charles was deposed and the Roundheads were vying with the Cavaliers. The central characters are the four children of staunch Royalist Colonel Beverley killed in battle while fighting for King Charles. Through the efforts of aged forester Jacob Armitage, the children escape the burning of their ancestral home and take up residence with him in his cottage in the New Forest. As his "grandchildren" they take eagerly to the peasant life and learn to provide for themselves by using their wits. The pitfall they build to trap cattle catches more than they bargain for, leading to one adventure after another. Against all odds they deftly maneuver through the treacherous landscape of the times, eventually recovering their family estate.
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Purchased for my eldest grandson (10 yrs.) so that he could get the flavour of the British Civil War from a child's Royalist view. Fiction, of course, but with elements of the modest lifestyle they had to adopt to survive and the fear they must have experienced whilst protecting each other. Worth introducing to the younger generation.
When we moved to the New Forest my mother suddenly remembered this story as one of her childhood favourites. It's definitely of its time - but still enjoyed by a 50-something kid! Good seller too.
THIS BOOK WAS ONE OF MY FAVOURITES AS A CHILD ( I'M 65 YEARS OLD NOW) AND EVEN NOW I HAVE BEEN KNOWN TO TAKE IT DOWN OFF MY BOOKSHELF TO READ IT.MY COPY IS A HARDBACK VERSION,PRINTED BY DEAN AND SON LTD.,41/43 LUDGATE HILL,LONDON EC4.ALAS,I CANNOT FIND THE YEAR IT WAS PRINTED BUT APART FROM THE SLIGHT 'TANNING' OF THE PAGES,IS STILL IN REMARKABLE CONDITION AND STILL A 'GOOD READ' ALL THESE YEARS DOWN THE LINE AFTER FIRST FUELING MY PASSION FOR READING IT SO LONG AGO.I HAVE ORDERED THIS PENGUIN COPY AS I WANT MY FOUR GRANDSONS TO READ IT TOO.
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