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Moonfleet

Moonfleet" (1898) begins as a mystery and an adventure story a tale of smuggling set among the cliffs caves and downs of Dorset. What will be the outcome of the conflict between smugglers and revenue men? And how can the hero John Trenchard discover the secret of Colonel John Mohune's treasure? As the book progresses these two interwoven themes resolve themselves into a third and richer one with the friendship and suffering of both John Trenchard and the craggy taciturn Elzevir Block. Falkner's feeling for history and for the landscape of his Dorset setting combine with his gift for storytelling to turn "Moonfleet" into a historical romance of moving intensity."
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Moonfleet" (1898) begins as a mystery & an adventure story a tale of smuggling set among the cliffs caves & downs of Dorset. What will be the outcome of the conflict between smugglers & revenue men? & how can the hero John Trenchard discover the secret of Colonel John Mohune's treasure? As the book progresses these two interwoven themes resolve themselves into a third & richer one with the friendship & suffering of both John Trenchard & the craggy taciturn Elzevir Block. Falkner's feeling for history & for the landscape of his Dorset setting combine with his gift for storytelling to turn " Moonfleet" into a historical romance of moving intensity."

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History - Anything that happens in the past. An acedemic subject.
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Set - a group of items usually related to one another. Some objects cannot function without the complete set of items.
Adventure - an undertaking of an exciting challenge or experience.

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