The Children of the New Forest is Captain MarryatÕs classic childrenÕs adventure story. The four Beverley children find themselves orphaned when their father is killed by CromwellÕs army at the outset of the English Civil War. The book follows their experiences as they are forced to abandon their aristocratic title and go into hiding in the New Forest. Read superbly by Glen McCready, this new abridgement is aimed at 7Ð12 year olds.