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John and Elzevir go to prison for life. Eventually they are separated. Then, unexpectedly, ten years later, their paths cross again. They are being transported, and board a ship. A storm blows up, and by a strong coincidence, the ship is wrecked upon Moonfleet beach.
Apr 24, 2020 · This novel, originally published in 1898, is a great example of how a sense of pacing and adventure can change for readers over time. Moonfleet is an adventure story, clearly meant for young readers (probably boys, given the time), featuring smuggling, buried treasure, and shipwrecks.
His main focus in life was as a businessman and at this he was extremely successful. He became chairman of the arms manufacturer Armstrong Whitworth during World War I. Nevertheless, it cannot be denied that he was a talented author and Moonfleet , a thrilling novel of eighteenth-century Dorset smugglers is Meade’s masterpiece.
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.
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The village itself is an imaginative extension of the actual Fleet which lies above Chesil Beach to the west of Weymouth, and the whole area from there to the Isle of Purbeck is so portrayed as to endorse the truth of the action – most completely in the climax with that gulp-provoking scene on the lee shore of Moonfleet.
Moonfleet. Written by John Meade Falkner. Review by Henriette Gyland. This is a first-rate adventure story, beautifully set in an 18th-century Dorset fishing community, with tales of skulduggery, smuggling, hidden treasure, greed, treachery, and true love: all the ingredients for a good old yarn.
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Moonfleet, an adventure novel set in 18th century England, draws on his extensive knowledge of the geography of Dorset and the Isle of Wight. In addition to poems, a book on Oxfordshire history,...
