FALKNER, J. Meade.

£1,250 · Offered by Peter Harrington · No longer available

Moonfleet. First edition of Falkner's second book, an historical adventure story set in an 18th-century English coastal village. "Moonfleet combines consummate atmospheric effects... with the excitement of a lost diamond, contraband, hot pursuits by excisemen, and the last superb climax of shipwreck and rescue in a storm" (ODNB).John Meade Falkner was also a successful businessman, armaments manufacturer, and honorary librarian to the Chapter Library of Durham Cathedral.

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