Moonfleet (Penguin Popular Classics)
by John Meade Falkner
- Used
- as new
- Paperback
- Condition
- As New
- ISBN 10
- 014062144X
- ISBN 13
- 9780140621440
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About This Item
London: Penguin, January 1995. Mass Market Paperback. As New. No remainder mark. Not damaged. 248 pages.
A mystery and an adventure story, a tale of smuggling set among the cliffs, caves, and downs of Dorset. What will be the outcome of the conflict between smugglers and revenue men? How can the hero, John Trenchard, discover the secret of Colonel John Mohune's treasure? As the book progresses these two interwoven themes resolve themselves into a third and richer one, with the friendship and suffering of both John Trenchard and the craggy, taciturn Elzevir Block. Falkner's feeling for history and for the landscape of his Dorset setting combine with his gift for storytelling to turn Moonfleet into a historical romance of moving intensity.
A mystery and an adventure story, a tale of smuggling set among the cliffs, caves, and downs of Dorset. What will be the outcome of the conflict between smugglers and revenue men? How can the hero, John Trenchard, discover the secret of Colonel John Mohune's treasure? As the book progresses these two interwoven themes resolve themselves into a third and richer one, with the friendship and suffering of both John Trenchard and the craggy, taciturn Elzevir Block. Falkner's feeling for history and for the landscape of his Dorset setting combine with his gift for storytelling to turn Moonfleet into a historical romance of moving intensity.
Synopsis
Moonfleet is a tale of smuggling by the English novelist J. Meade Falkner, first published in 1898. The book was extremely popular among children worldwide up until the 1970s, mostly for its themes of adventure and gripping storyline. It remains a popular story widely read and is still sometimes studied in schools.
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- Bookseller
- Books of the World (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- RWARE0000000068
- Title
- Moonfleet (Penguin Popular Classics)
- Author
- John Meade Falkner
- Format/Binding
- Mass Market Paperback
- Book Condition
- New
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10
- 014062144X
- ISBN 13
- 9780140621440
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- January 1995
- Pages
- 248
- Size
- 12mo
- Keywords
- fiction, juvenile fiction, children's stories, adventure, historical, romance, smugglers, smuggling, England, Dorset
- Bookseller catalogs
- Children; Fiction; Mystery, Suspense, Detective, Crime; Europe; Erotica; Britain;
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