John Meade Falkner

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John Meade Falkner


Born
in Manningford Bruce, Wiltshire, England, The United Kingdom
May 08, 1858

Died
July 22, 1932

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John Meade Falkner, the son of a country cleryman, was born in 1858. After taking his degree at Oxford, he went to Newcastle-upon-Tyne as a private tutor to the sons of Andrew Noble. When they had grown up he stayed on with the family, and entered the firm where Sir Andrew worked. He travelled a great deal for the firm, particularly to the Balkans, helping to export warships and armaments, for which he received many decorations from appreciative foreign governments.

Meade Falkner was a great collector of books, and an expert palaeographer - he even received a medal from the Pope for this. He was a benefactor to libraries, not only in England, but also to the Vatican library in Rome. He loved the small Cotswold town of Burford which it was sa
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“Illusions connected with religion are generally most difficult to remove.”
John Meade Falkner, The Lost Stradivarius

“We thought there was no more behind But such a day tomorrow as today And to be a boy eternal.”
John Meade Falkner, Moonfleet

“As in life, so in a game of hazard, skill will make something of the worst of throws.”
J. Meade Falkner, Moonfleet

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