Moonfleet, J. Meade Falkner
Moonfleet, J. Meade Falkner
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Moonfleet

Author: J. Meade Falkner

Narrator: Peter Joyce

Unabridged: 8 hr 28 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 10/12/2004

Synopsis

A tale of smuggling and mystery on the Dorset coast as told by John Trenchard, a boy obsessed with discovering the secret of Colonel "Blackbeard" Mohune's hidden treasure. One night, trapped in the Mohune family vault beneath the church, John finds a locket round the Colonel's neck which contains verses from the Psalms of David. What could it mean? Elzevir Block, landlord of the local public house, who has lost his son in the contraband wars, befriends John and together they struggle to find the secret of Blackbeard's buried wealth. It is an adventure story full of action and misfortune spanning many years, two different countries and ending with a message to us all.

About J. Meade Falkner

John Meade Falkner was an English novelist and poet he was also an extremely successful and well educated businessman.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Bart

A Blast from the Past Number me among the many who read this book in grade school back in the late 60's or 70's and the name stuck with me through the years. Later as an adult, I returned to this book to read it anew and experience the magic again. Yes, this is book designed for the younger reader. But......more

Goodreads review by La pecera de Raquel

4.5/5 Novela catalogada como juvenil donde un huérfano descubre una información en la tumba Barbanegra para hacerse con un diamante que Barbanegra le robó a Carlos I pero se entera del hallazgo el magistrado local para hacerse con el botín antes que el joven, con tan mala suerte que este magistrado e......more

Goodreads review by P.E.

As in life, so in a game of hazard, skill will make something of the worst of throws A fine story of coming of age and treasure hunt starting from a village of smugglers in Southern England steeped in local tales and legends. Maybe the twists and turns in the second half are overdone and far-fetch......more

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