John Meade Falkner staat bekend om zijn avonturenromans, die vaak zijn geïnspireerd door zijn uitgebreide reizen en diepe interesse in geschiedenis. Zijn schrijfstijl wordt gekenmerkt door nauwkeurige beschrijvingen en een levendige weergave van het verleden, waardoor lezers zich onderdompelen in andere tijdperken. Falkners werken vallen niet alleen op door spannende plots, maar ook door hun inzichtelijke verkenning van de menselijke natuur en morele dilemma's. Zijn literaire nalatenschap ligt in de meesterlijke fusie van historische nauwkeurigheid met boeiende vertelkunst.
Moonfleet (1898) is both a mystery and an adventure story, a tale of smuggling set among the cliffs, caves, and downs of Dorset. The mystery is in the outcome of the conflict between the smugglers and the revenue men, the adventure in how the hero, John Trenchard, discovers the secret of Colo.
Fifteen-year old John Trenchard lives in a quiet village. But after dark, Moonfleet is a village with secrets. A dead man walks the streets, and smugglers do their work. When John accidentally learns about this dangerous world, his life suddenly changes. But will he live – or will he die?
Discussing the main problems in the formation of an Economic Union, this book analyses the extent to which national governments would have to give up their freedom of action in domestic monetary, budgetary, fiscal and economic policies if they were to form an effective economic union. The issues of commercial policy, financial and exchange-rate policies, of migration and investment and of the finance of a common defence budget are all covered.
Moonfleet tells the story of John Trenchard. One night in Moonfleet, he hears a tale of cursed treasure. John and his friend Elzevir go in search of the treasure and become involved in another Moonfleet secretsmuggling. TreeTops Classics are adapted and abridged versions of classic stories to enrich and extend children's reading experiences.
A young architect is sent to a remote town to supervise the restoration of its Minster.
Classic / British English Fifteen-year old John Trenchard lives in a quiet village. But after dark, Moonfleet is a village with secrets. A dead man walks the streets, and smugglers do their work. When John accidentally learns about this dangerous world, his life suddenly changes. But will he live or will he die?