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Moonfleet
Moonfleet
Ein abgelegener Küstenort im südlichen England, Mitte des 18. Jahrhunderts. Der junge John Trenchard stößt auf ein Geheimnis, das tief in die Geschichte seines Heimatdorfes reicht – und mitten hinein in das gefährliche Geschäft des Schmuggels führt. Zwischen Gräbern, Höhlen und stürmischer See gerät er in ein Netz aus Gier, Loyalität und Verrat. Doch am Ende steht nicht das Gold, sondern eine Entscheidung über Mut und Gewissen.
Ein Klassiker der englischen Literatur – atmosphärisch dicht, spannend erzählt und voller moralischer Zwischentöne.
Ein abgelegener Küstenort im südlichen England, Mitte des 18. Jahrhunderts. Der junge John Trenchard stößt auf ein Geheimnis, das tief in die Geschichte seines Heimatdorfes reicht – und mitten hinein in das gefährliche Geschäft des Schmuggels führt. Zwischen Gräbern, Höhlen und stürmischer See gerät er in ein Netz aus Gier, Loyalität und Verrat. Doch am Ende steht nicht das Gold, sondern eine Entscheidung über Mut und Gewissen.
Ein Klassiker der englischen Literatur – atmosphärisch dicht, spannend erzählt und voller moralischer Zwischentöne.
293 pages, Kindle Edition
Published April 29, 2025
About the author
John Meade Falkner
136 books60 followersJohn 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 said of in 1970 that it owed its then present state of preservation to his generosity. He was buried in its churchyard after his death in 1932.
He published guide books, historical essays, and some poetry, but his best work was in his novels. He wrote four, but only published three as he lost one while on a train. Of these, Moonfleet, his best adventure story, was made into a feature film.
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 said of in 1970 that it owed its then present state of preservation to his generosity. He was buried in its churchyard after his death in 1932.
He published guide books, historical essays, and some poetry, but his best work was in his novels. He wrote four, but only published three as he lost one while on a train. Of these, Moonfleet, his best adventure story, was made into a feature film.
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August 29, 2025
Für mich gab es immer zwei ganz große Abenteuerromane: DIE SCHATZINSEL und ROBINSON CRUSOE. Nun gibt es einen dritten, der den anderen zwei in nichts nachsteht: MOONFLEET. Für mich 5 STERNE plus! Es bleibt hier als ReRead. Die Erzählung ist einfach, klar und treffend ... mitten ins Herz.
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