Moonfleet

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First published in 1898, Moonfleet is an adventure novel written by English writer J. Meade Falkner. A titillating tale of smuggling, treasure, and shipwreck set in 18th century England, this swashbuckling story of high-sea escapades offers excitement and page-turning travails for all ages. John Meade Falkner (1858-1932) was an English novelist and poet, best known for writing this novel. As well as being an accomplished writer, Falkner was also a successful businessman, becoming chairman of the weapons manufacturer Armstrong Whitworth in the First World War. Other notable works by this author include: The Lost Stradivarius (1895), and The Nebuly Coat (1903). Read & Co. is now republishing this classic work in a new edition complete with a specially commissioned new biography of the author.