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Børnene i Nyskoven (1847) har en historisk baggrund; den foregår i midten af det 17. århundrede under den engelske borgerkrig mellem Karl den Første og parlamentet. Romanens hovedpersoner er de fire forældreløse søskende Edward, Humphrey, Alice og Edith,
Da Oliver Cromwell fordriver kong Karl d. 1. under den engelske borgerkrig (1642-1651), må fire forældreløse, adelige børn søge tilflugt i en hytte i Nyskoven og lære at klare sig selv. Frederick Marryat (1792-1848) var en engelsk søofficer og forfatter.
Excerpt from Frank Mildmay: Or the Naval Officer This is an interesting passage for several reasons. It is obviously full of all that frank directness in the explanation of motive and purpose which we should expect from so thorough-going and simple-hearte
Mr Midshipman Easy by Frederick Marryat - Mr. Midshipman Easy is an 1836 novel by Frederick Marryat, a retired captain in the Royal Navy. The novel is set during the Napoleonic Wars, in which Marryat himself served with distinction. Easy is the son of foo
Set in the time of the English Civil War and the Commonwealth The Children of the New Forest is a children's novel first published in 1847 by Frederick Marryat. The story follows the fortunes of the four Beverley children who are orphaned during the w
On August 10, 1845, Marryat wrote to Mrs S., a lady for whom, to the time of his death, he retained the highest sentiments of friendship and esteem: - "I really wish you would write your confessions, I will publish them. I have a beautiful opening in
Frederik Marryats klassiske ungdomsbog "Børnene i Nyskoven" foregår i 1600-tallets England, hvor fire forældreløse børn må søge tilflugt i en hytte i Nyskoven. Op til sin død kæmpede deres far i Karl den 1.s hær, som er blevet fordrevet af Olive