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    Moonfleet
    Moonfleet
    Moonfleet
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    Moonfleet

    By John Meade Falkner

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    Everyone in the tiny village of Moonfleet lives by the sea one way or another, so it's no surprise when young John Trenchard gets involved in the smuggling trade. Forced to flee England with a price on his head, John little guesses the adventures and trials he will have before he sees Moonfleet again or the change in his fortunes when he does.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherStart Classics
    Release dateNov 1, 2013
    ISBN9781627937467
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    John Meade Falkner

    John Meade Falkner (1858–1932) was an English novelist and poet, best known for his 1898 novel, MOONFLEET. An extremely successful businessman as well, he became chairman of the arms manufacturer Armstrong Whitworth during World War I.

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    • 5/5
      I have fond memories from School of this book and although it was one of the books I was forced to read it still ranks as one of the best books I have read and so from memory I gave it 4 stars. I have just re-read it and have reconsidered my rating. It now gets 5 stars! An absolute page turning delight, still as exciting now as it was then. I guess the repeated and rather heavy handed signposting about evil spirits from evil deeds clinging to a certain something jars a little but it is a very, very small criticism of an otherwise hugely enjoyable book and definitely goes on my “books I will read to my children whether they like it or not” list that I am slowly compiling in my head just in case that happy event ever happens!
    • 4/5
      An adventure story, told from a boy's point of view, in 18th century England.  Set on the Dover coast, it is initially a story of smugglers, in Moonfleet bay. John Trenchard is about 12, a curious boy, who stumbles into a crypt that is a holding area for smugglers of wine from France.  He is there to look for the Mohune treasure, and finds a locket in a casket, but has to be rescued by the smugglers, particularly Elvezir Block, a taciturn man who lost his son during a revenuer's attack on the smuggling.  He adopts John, they continue the smuggling, but are found out, accused of killing the magistrate, hide in a Dover cliff cave.  John figures out a riddle in a poem in the locket, and they find the treasure, but are cheated of it in Holland, end up in prison gangs, and are finally released during a storm that wrecks them in Moonfleet bay.  Elzevir dies rescuing John, in the end, John gets restitution from the cheat in Holland, and relates the tale as a rich man.  I found it a bit hard at the beginning, later a good tale.
    • 4/5
      This is one of the lesser-known classics of the late 19th century and suffers somewhat from being often regarded as primarily a children's book with little to offer the adult reader.Even if that were true it is still an engrossing story. In practice it is more than just that, running together the stories of the young, impulsive and thoughtless narrator John Trenchard and the older, enigmatic and ultimately Christ-like Elzevir Block who allows himself to be carried along on the tide Trenchard's immature fancies and greed.This one deserves to be more widely read that it is.
    • 5/5
      John try to be rich by seeking a diamond. It's very thrilling story. I like it. This story's ending was very good. John become rich and spent money for other village people. Besides he can marry a woman he loved.
    • 4/5
      The story of a boy's adventures. It has a good pace and rhythym, and I found both characters and events well-written. However, I did find the book a bit disjointed somehow. It's composed of three intertwined stories - a minor love story, a treasure hunt, and the story of our hero's induction into smuggling in a small town. I felt like they didn't quite mesh, partly because the treasure elements were quite melodramatic, while the rest was fairly plain even when dramatic things unfolded. Nevertheless, I enjoyed it.
    • 4/5
      This was quite a well-known book when I was a child, but, for some reason, I never got round to reading it. So I’ve been repairing a childhood omission.In a small way, this is a bit of a Bildungsroman – a depiction of a boy’s journey into manhood – and there is quite a moral spine to the story; but it’s not at all preachy, with nothing there to frighten off impatient adolescents, I think.There isn’t really much structure or depth to it and, at base, it’s just a boys’ adventure story with tales of smugglers and a search for hidden treasure and gripping adventures in hidden tunnels or on the sea. Having said that, it’s quite well-written and up with the best of its kind, I’d say. I found it quite absorbing and I found the hero’s eventual, dramatic return home quite lump-in-the-throat moving.I note that it’s still in print, and in a number of editions, and deservedly so, I think. It well deserves to be regarded as at least a minor classic of its genre.
    • 4/5
      John Trenchard lived in the village named Moonfleet. He finds a secret passage under the church a certain day. His life changes a little on the day. I recommend this book for person who loves adventure.While reading, I was really excited.The end of story is good, too.
    • 2/5
      This book is John's adventure story. But various develop is interesting. And I like the sceen he found diamond.
    • 4/5
      We spent a weekend in Moonfleet a few weeks ago - which is nice because I probably would never have read this otherwise. It's been sat on the bookshelf ever since I got a bit too keen on Penguin Classics when they came out and bought all sorts of things I haven't yet read. To be honest the blurb didn't really do this justice and I thought it looked a bit dull. The writing style was quite fluid and it was an easy read. I liked the character progression and the way the lead characters aged and developed. It was a bit frustrating that Falkner often wrote sentences like "I won't go in to that to much now but...". Used sparsely it's a good way to get the reader's imagination going but when overused it was a bit annoying. Overall though really enjoyed it and liked the descriptions of that part of Chesil Beach.
    • 4/5
      A splendid children's adventure book. Secret passages, lost treasure, legends of ghosts and curses -- all things I dreamed about as a boy.
    • 5/5
      smugglers, graveyard, secret tunnels, hidden treasure, suspense - all the ingredients of a great adventure story; I lived it and loved it.
    • 3/5
      One of the classic Victorian adventure stories. Very similar in many ways to Robert Louis Stevenson's "Treasure Island" (both narrated by teenage boys living in inns in coastal villages). And, again like Treasure Island, I imagine it was written primarily with a young audience. However, I found it thoroughly entertaining - it obviously appealed to the barely-concealed boy in me!
    • 5/5
      This story is very exciting.First,I thoght it a horror story.But It is not a horror story.The main character,John,became happy in the end.I think everyone can enjoy this book.
    • 4/5
      I was sure I had previously read this in Grade 8 but barely remembered any of it. What's with that? Coles Notes? I don't imagine it's assigned anymore, given a section on a conniving Jewish jeweller. It is a wonderful tale, though, and my Folio Society edition, beautifully illustrated by Michael Manomivibul, helped warm quite a few winter nights.

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