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In 1757 Moonfleet is a small village along the coast of southern England. The village takes its name from a formerly prominent local family, the Mohunes. The main character is John Trenchard, an orphan who lives with his aunt, Miss Arnold. The village church includes the sexton, Mr. Ratsey, and Parson Glennie, who also teaches in the village ...
Mar 6, 2016 · March 23, 2020. An adventure novel that's one of its kind, the book takes you to Moonfleet, a quaint little coastal village, in 18th century England. A kid named John Trenchard guided by his curiosity explores a sinkhole in a graveyard and finds himself in a pickle that gets tangier by the page.
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Moonfleet is a 1955 Eastman Color swashbuckler film shot in CinemaScope directed by Fritz Lang. It was inspired by the 1898 novel Moonfleet by J. Meade Falkner , [2] although significant alterations were made in the characters and plot.
Jan 1, 2004 · Moonfleet Credits: Produced by Riikka Talonpoika, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team Language: English: LoC Class: PR: Language and Literatures: English literature: LoC Class: PZ: Language and Literatures: Juvenile belles lettres: Subject: England -- Fiction Subject: Adventure stories Subject: Smugglers -- Fiction Subject
Moonfleet. This is a first-rate adventure story, beautifully set in an 18th-century Dorset fishing community, with tales of skulduggery, smuggling, hidden treasure, greed, treachery, and true love: all the ingredients for a good old yarn. It’s tense and atmospheric from page 1, opening in a cemetery which, combined with some fabulous ...
Jan 31, 2013 · "Moonfleet" (1955) - starring Stewart Granger, George Sanders, Joan Greenwood.Director: Fritz Lang. Based on the 1898 novel by J. Meade Falkner.
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Moonfleet. John Meade Falkner (1858 - 1932) The novel is set in a fishing village in Dorset during the mid 18th century. The story concerns a 15 year old orphan boy, John Trenchard, who becomes friends with an older man who turns out to be the leader of a gang of smugglers. One night John chances on the smugglers' store in the crypt beneath the ...
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