Moonfleet
Both a mystery and an adventure story, the classic Moonfleet (1898) is a tale of smuggling set among the cliffs, caves, and downs of Dorset. It is at once a well-paced account of dramatic action and a celebration of the unregainable freedoms of childhood. Falkner's feeling for history and for the topography of his Dorset setting combine with his gift for storytelling to turn Moonfleet into an historical romance of moving intensity.
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Moonfleet
Both a mystery and an adventure story, the classic Moonfleet (1898) is a tale of smuggling set among the cliffs, caves, and downs of Dorset. It is at once a well-paced account of dramatic action and a celebration of the unregainable freedoms of childhood. Falkner's feeling for history and for the topography of his Dorset setting combine with his gift for storytelling to turn Moonfleet into an historical romance of moving intensity.
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Moonfleet

Moonfleet

by John Meade Falkner
Moonfleet

Moonfleet

by John Meade Falkner

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Overview

Both a mystery and an adventure story, the classic Moonfleet (1898) is a tale of smuggling set among the cliffs, caves, and downs of Dorset. It is at once a well-paced account of dramatic action and a celebration of the unregainable freedoms of childhood. Falkner's feeling for history and for the topography of his Dorset setting combine with his gift for storytelling to turn Moonfleet into an historical romance of moving intensity.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781544088594
Publisher: CreateSpace Publishing
Publication date: 03/16/2017
Pages: 188
Product dimensions: 5.98(w) x 9.02(h) x 0.40(d)

About the Author

John Meade Falkner (1858–1932) is a novelist and poet who wrote The Lost Stradivarius and The Nebuly Coat.

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