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John Meade Falkner

Born

in Manningford Bruce, Wiltshire, England, The United Kingdom

May 08, 1858

Died

July 22, 1932

Website

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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 ...more

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Average rating: 3.91 · 8,316 ratings · 855 reviews · 111 distinct works • Similar authors

	Moonfleet 3.97 avg rating — 6,824 ratings — published 1898	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Lost Stradivarius 3.55 avg rating — 903 ratings — published 1895 — 14 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Nebuly Coat by John Meade Falkner, Mark Valentine (Introduction) 3.87 avg rating — 240 ratings — published 1903 — 192 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Moonfleet and Other Works 3.95 avg rating — 21 ratings — published 2009 — 11 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Nebuly Coat and The Lost Stradivarius 3.57 avg rating — 7 ratings — published 1954 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Moonfleet 3.80 avg rating — 5 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Moonfleet: J. Meade Falkner's Classic Tale of Smugglers, Treasure, and Courage by John Meade Falkner, Zenith Horizon Publishing 3.67 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 2012 — 14 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Midsummer Night's Marriage 4.50 avg rating — 2 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Moonfleet: A Radio Dramatization by John Meade Falkner, Jerry Robbins, David Ault liked it 3.00 avg rating — 3 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Moonfleet and The Nebuly Coat it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“Illusions connected with religion are generally most difficult to remove.”
― John Meade Falkner, The Lost Stradivarius

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“As in life, so in a game of hazard, skill will make something of the worst of throws.”
― J. Meade Falkner, Moonfleet (Horror Classic): Enriched edition.

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

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