Moonfleet

Falkner, J. Meade

ISBN 10: 160283847X ISBN 13: 9781602838475

Publisher: Audiogo, 2010

Synopsis

When fifteen-year-old John Trenchard discovers a secret passage into the vault of the powerful Mohune family, his peaceful life in the Dorset village of Moonfleet is at an end. It is said that Captain Mohune, the notorious Blackbeard, haunts the place with wild and bloodcurdling cries, forever seeking his hidden treasure. The suspense of John's search for hidden treasure is thrillingly evoked in this fully dramatized classic adventure, starring Robert Glenister and James Laurenson.

About this title

From the Back Cover:

Moonfleet (1898) begins as a mystery and an adventure story, a tale of smuggling set among the cliffs, caves, and downs of Dorset. What will be the outcome of the conflict between smugglers and revenue men? 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. The novel is at once a well-paced account of dramatic action and a celebration of the unregainable freedoms of childhood, when, as Falkner's sister wrote in a memoir, 'there are no seasons, everything happens all the year round'. Falkner's feeling for history and for the landscape of his Dorset setting combine with his gift for storytelling to turn Moonfleet into a historical romance of moving intensity.

About the Author:

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

About this edition

• Publisher: Audiogo
• Publication date: 2010
• ISBN 10: 160283847X
• ISBN 13: 9781602838475
• Binding: Audio CD