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Moonfleet (Penguin Popular Classics)
John Meade Falkner
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Description for Moonfleet (Penguin Popular Classics)
Paperback. 8vo.Good clean copy
"Moonfleet" (1898) begins as 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 ... Read more
"Moonfleet" (1898) begins as 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 ... Read more
Product Details
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Number of Pages
256
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780140621440
SKU
KEX0276955
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 2 to 4 working days
Ref
99-1
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