Book description
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First published in 1898, Moonfleet is a riveting adventure story full of
drama, mystery, revenge, pursuit, smuggling, pirates, and romance,
sharing its literary canon with Treasure Island and Kidnapped.
The tiny village of Moonfleet is nestled along the English coast, and
every one of its inhabitants lives off the sea in one way or another.
When local young man John Trenchard accidentally stumbles upon treasure
stashed in the local crypt, he unknowingly enters the murky world of the
smuggling trade and the local secret of Colonel John Mohune's treasure.
Trenchard is soon forced to flee England with a price on his head,
leaving behind his beloved Grace and the life he hoped for. But the
adventures, trials, and tribulations that befall him on his personal
journey back to Moonfleet and ultimately redemption are written with
such intensity and hope, as well as love for the history and landscape
of Dorset, that the story never loses pace or power on its epic journey.
Moonfleet is a classic adventure story to be read again and again.
John Meade Falkner (1858-1932) was an English novelist and poet, as well
as a successful businessman and collector of antiquarian treasures. He
was best known for his 1898 novel, Moonfleet, as well as The Lost
Stradivarius (1895), The Nebuly Coat (1903), three topographical guides
(Oxfordshire, Bath and Berkshire) and a history of Oxfordshire.
