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The Children Of The New Forest
- Narrated by: Barnaby Edwards
- Length: 12 hrs and 43 mins
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In the opening of this historical adventure tale Captain Frederick Marryat directly addresses his juvenile audience, telling them to look up 1647, the year in which his narrative takes place. The historical backdrop is thus set as the English Civil War. Four children of a cavalier who’s been killed in the war must hide out in England’s New Forest when their family home is burned down.
British actor Barnaby Edwards voices the impetuous and resourceful youths skillfully, as well as their neighbors in the British countryside with their authentic and varying accents and vernaculars. Juvenile listeners will greatly enjoy these youths' adventures during tumultuous times.
Publisher's summary
Captain Marryat's The Children of the New Forest is a wonderful tale in narrative, historically rich and quite fascinating. This story of adventure, treachery, and love takes place during the English Civil War, when fellow countrymen are found enemies and are set against each other, Roundhead and Cavalier, Parliament and the King. Many hoped for the same thing: justice. But, for a long time, neither could find it. In the midst of all were the Beverlies, the family of a faithful Cavalier, who died in service of the king. His four children were left orphaned when their mother died of grief. Then, word came to them that the Roundheads were going to burn down their estate, Arnwood. Fate sent them into the hands of an old forester, Jacob Armitage, and they escaped to his cottage. From there, the story unfolds.
Captain Frederick Marryat (July 10, 1792 – August 9, 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 his children's novel The Children of the New Forest, and for a widely used system of maritime flag signalling. From 1832 to 1835 Marryat edited The Metropolitan Magazine. He kept producing novels, with his biggest success, Mr Midshipman Easy, coming in 1836. He lived in Brussels for a year, travelled in Canada and the United States, then moved to London in 1839, where he was in the literary circle of Charles Dickens and others. He was in North America in 1837 when the Rebellion of that year in Lower Canada broke out, and served with the British forces in suppressing it. He was named a Fellow of the Royal Society in recognition of his invention and other achievements. In 1843 he moved to a small farm at Manor Cottage in Norfolk, where he died in 1848.
His daughter Florence Marryat later became well-known as a writer and actress. His son Francis Samuel Marryat completed his late novel The Little Savage. Marryat's novels are characteristic of their time, with the concerns of family connections and social status often overshadowing the naval action, but they are interesting as fictional renditions of the author's 25 years of real-life experience at sea. These novels, much admired by Joseph Conrad and Ernest Hemingway, were among the first sea novels. They were models for later works by C. S. Forester and Patrick O'Brian that were also set in the time of Nelson and told the stories of young men rising through the ranks through successes as naval officers. His later novels were generally for the children's market, including his most famous novel for contemporary readers, The Children of the New Forest, which was published in 1847 and set in the countryside surrounding the village of Sway, Hampshire.
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One of seven children of a high-ranking government official, Loung Ung lived a privileged life in the Cambodian capital of Phnom Penh until the age of five. Then, in April 1975, Pol Pot's Khmer Rouge army stormed into the city, forcing Ung's family to flee and, eventually, to disperse. Loung was trained as a child soldier in a work camp for orphans, her siblings were sent to labor camps, and those who survived the horrors would not be reunited until the Khmer Rouge was destroyed.
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Brutal, Heartbreaking
- By Gillian on 01-27-15
By: Loung Ung
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The Five Little Peppers and How They Grew
- By: Margaret Sidney
- Narrated by: Grace Conlin
- Length: 6 hrs and 50 mins
- Unabridged
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The Five Little Peppers are an adorable family of children growing up in a small town and cared for by their widowed mother. She is so poor that the pittance she earns as the town seamstress fails to support or even sustain the family.
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One of my childhood favorites brought to life
- By Deborah on 02-01-13
By: Margaret Sidney
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Anna Hibiscus
- By: Atinuke
- Narrated by: Mutiyat Ade-Salu
- Length: 1 hr and 6 mins
- Unabridged
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Anna Hibiscus lives in Africa. Amazing Africa. She lives with her whole family in a wonderful house. There is always somebody to laugh or play with. She loves to splash in the sea with her cousins and have parties with her aunties. But more than anything else in the world, Anna Hibiscus would love to see snow.
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Great childrens book
- By KellBell on 10-10-18
By: Atinuke
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Just So Stories
- By: Rudyard Kipling
- Narrated by: Johanna Ward
- Length: 3 hrs and 25 mins
- Unabridged
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Drawn from the enchanting tales told to Kipling as a child in India, Just So Stories reveals the magic of the dawn of the world, when animals could talk and think like people. Cats and dogs, kangaroos and tortoises, hedgehogs and jaguars, whales and leopards, and many others are brought to life in an exotic Eastern landscape of "high and far times ago". Children will discover how the leopard got his spots, the elephant his trunk, and the camel his hump through clever tales that subtly hint at the pitfalls of arrogance and the importance of creativity.
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Just Wonderful Stories
- By Ccccatttts on 04-09-21
By: Rudyard Kipling
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The Saturdays
- By: Elizabeth Enright
- Narrated by: Pamela Dillman
- Length: 4 hrs and 7 mins
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The four Melendy children live with their father and Cuffy, their beloved housekeeper, in a worn but comfortable brownstone in New York City. There's thirteen-year-old Mona, who has decided to become an actress; twelve-year-old mischievous Rush; ten-year-old Randy who loves to dance and paint; and thoughtful Oliver, who is just six-years-old.
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Excellent for children and adults
- By Dale on 05-15-04
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In Grandma's Attic
- Grandma's Attic
- By: Arleta Richardson
- Narrated by: Susan Hanfield
- Length: 2 hrs and 39 mins
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A young girl delights in her grandmother's stories of days gone by. Sparked by keepsakes and simple questions, Grandma shares marvelous stories of mischief, discovery, and laughter, such as the time she accidentally lost the family buggy.
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Such Sweet Stories and Great Narration
- By Michelle on 09-23-23
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Trial and Triumph
- Stories from Church History
- By: Richard M. Hannula
- Narrated by: Daniel Newman
- Length: 7 hrs and 11 mins
- Unabridged
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We too often view Church history as the story of obscure aliens instead of the lives of brothers and sisters, mothers and fathers. In this collection of 46 brief biographies for children, Hannula sketches the stirring trials and triumphs of many famous and some lesser known figures in our family of faith including Augustine, Charlemagne, Anselm, Luther, Bunyan, and C. S. Lewis. Through them, we can begin to enjoy the old paths and find rest for our souls.
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Excellent book!
- By JoDee Markley on 04-26-23
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- MJ
- 04-29-23
The Children of the Forest
Charming, feel-good story. I enjoyed learning about the time period. I loved the appreciation of the great outdoors!
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- MaverickVC
- 03-30-22
A Must-read
My kids love this book. It can be a slow start, but once it hooks you, there's no turning back. Great historical fiction.
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- Crackpot Productions
- 04-20-22
Good clean fun!
A delightful adventurous tale! Well narrated, I enjoyed it immensely. Very family friendly! Highly recommended.
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- MRK
- 01-30-19
Wonderful classic
A great story of adventure. Best for young preteens. A great combination of family, survival, and honor.
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- Mrs Wanda LIPSKI
- 03-25-22
A classic
a children's classic that I never read as a child but am glad I did as it taught me a little about the English civil war.
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- Zealous for God's Word
- 10-21-23
Excellent story, well delivered
My family and I had a wonderful time listening to it together in the evenings. The reader does an excellent job. The story is educational and well written. What more could you ask?
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- Andy
- 01-07-21
Interesting Light Historical Story
This was written as a book for children from a different era, so keep that mind. Nothing really terrible happens to the characters (during the story telling); however, they do face interesting challenges and choices. The narration is well done. I really like the historical perspective and setting of the story. Nothing too heavy and a nice break from the modern world. Enjoyed the listen!
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- Sara Hollar
- 08-03-22
Great historical fiction for kids and adults!
The narrator was amazing. Really brought the characters to life, giving them great accents and reading slowly. Great overall experience!
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- Book Friend
- 02-01-23
Worthwhile!
I enjoyed this immensely. It is history come to life. The reader did an amazing job with the characters. The story itself is full of noble and beautiful themes. All children would benefit greatly from the way hard work, integrity, and honor are so skillfully integrated into this story. There are lessons for young and old alike.
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- Brian Abel Ragen
- 05-11-16
Plucky Kids in the English Civil War
This is a very pleasant story and a forerunner of many of the YA novels that have come since. (Some may like that the heroes and heroines are little gentleman and ladies; the same thing may drive other listeners crazy.)
The reading is very good, but there are a few faults in the production: about halfway through the book there are a number of places where lines are repeated.
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