Moonfleet (1898) is an adventure novel by J. Meade Falkner. Largely
forgotten by today's readers, Falkner was more widely known in his
lifetime for his nonfiction works on history and topography as well
as his role as chairman of a major arms manufacturer. Far from the
amateur musings of a bored millionaire, Falkner's writing shows a
mastery of genre fiction while benefitting from his extensive
geographical knowledge. Moonfleet has been adapted several times
for radio, television, and film, most notably for Fritz Lang's 1955
feature of the same name. "When I was a child I thought that this
place was called Moonfleet, because on a still night, whether in
summer, or in winter frosts, the moon shone very brightly on the
lagoon; but learned afterwards that 'twas but short for
'Mohune-fleet', from the Mohunes, a great family who were once
lords of all these parts." Growing up in Moonfleet, young John
Trenchard couldn't help but hear the legends of the powerful Mohune
family, whose ancestor Colonel Blackbeard is said to have stolen a
diamond from King Charles I. An orphan, he is raised by his aunt,
Miss Arnold, who tries to protect him from the violence and crime
perpetuated by local smugglers. At church one Sunday, John hears
noises from the crypt below and endeavors to return. The next day,
he encounters two of his friends beside the church wall, and
suspects they are searching for the ghost of Blackbeard. As he
steps into a sinkhole in the graveyard, he finds himself in a
tunnel leading to the crypt, where the telltale signs of smuggling
reveal a shocking secret. With a beautifully designed cover and
professionally typeset manuscript, this edition of J. Meade
Falkner's Moonfleet is a classic of English adventure fiction
reimagined for modern readers.
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