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The Children of the New Forest

The Children of the New Forest

Captain Frederick Marryat

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Wildside Press
Año de edición:
2020
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Ficción moderna y contemporánea
ISBN:
9781479447770
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The Children of the New Forest set during the the English Civil War and the Commonwealth about 4 orphans hiding from their Roundhead oppressors and living off the land.Captain Frederick Marryat (1792-1848) was an English Royal Navy officer, novelist, and a contemporary and acquaintance of Charles Dickens, noted today as an early pioneer of the sea story. He is now known particularly for the semi-autobiographical novel Mr. Midshipman Easy, and for a widely used system of maritime flag signaling, known as Marryat’s Code.

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