Name: Moonfleet (Collins Classics)
Price: 144.00 ZAR
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Author: John Meade Falkner
ISBN: 9780007920709

Type

Physical Book

Author

John Meade Falkner

Publisher

William Collins

Year

2012

Language

English

Pages

256

Format

Paperback

ISBN13

9780007920709

Edition No.

Moonfleet (Collins Classics)

John Meade Falkner (Author) · William Collins · Paperback

New Book Imported to South Africa

Delivery: 11 Aug - 18 Aug

R 144

R 144

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Synopsis "Moonfleet (Collins Classics) "

HarperCollins is proud to present its incredible range of best-loved, essential classics.First published in 1898, ‘Moonfleet’ is a riveting adventure story full of drama, mystery, revenge, pursuit, smuggling, pirates and romance, with a place in the literary canon alongside ‘Treasure Island’ and ‘Kidnapped’.The tiny village of Moonfleet nestles on 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

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(Wiltshire, 1858 - Durham, 1932). Estudió en el Hertford College de Oxford, donde se licenció en Historia. Después de graduarse ejerció de maestro en la escuela de Derby, antes de ir a Newcastle para trabajar como tutor de los hijos de Sir Andrew Noble, director del Armstrong Whitworth Co., una de las mayores empresas armamentísticas del mundo a finales de siglo, que se convertiría en estratégica durante la Primera Guerra Mundial. Aunque los principales intereses del joven Falkner eran la poesía, la arquitectura y la heráldica, su patrón le ofreció un cargo relevante en la empresa, por el que tuvo que recorrer medio mundo. Tras retirarse de los negocios en 1921, fue lector honorario de Paleografía de la Universidad de Durham y bibliotecario honorario de la catedral. Aparte de las tres novelas que escribió, también publicó varias guías topográficas y una historia de Oxfordshire.

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