The Young Castellan: A Tale of the English Civil War

Book excerpt: The Young Castellan by George Manville Fenn tells the story of the English Civil War in a way both young adults and older readers can enjoy. This riveting tale is about a man and his son and their experience of the war. Excerpt: "See these spots o' red rust, Master Roy?" "I would be blind as poor old Jenkin if I couldn't, Ben." "Ay, that you would, sir. Poor old Jenk, close upon ninety he be; and that's another thing." "What do you mean?" said the boy. "What do I mean, sir? Why, I mean as that's another thing as shows as old England's wore out, and rustin' and moulderin' away."