Moonfleet
Descriere
When fifteen-year-old orphan John Trenchard is banished by his Aunt Jane, he goes to live at the local inn with the mysterious Elzevir Block, whose son has been killed by Customs Officers. Unofficially adopted by Block, John comes to learn the reasons for the noises in the graveyard at night, of 'Blackbeard' Mohune's lost treasure and Elzevir Block's secret. This dashing tale of eighteenth-century Dorset smugglers will be enjoyed by all who love stories of derring-do written in the tradition of Treasure Island.
Despre autor
John Meade Falkner a fost un romancier și poet englez, cunoscut mai ales pentru romanul său din 1898, Moonfleet. Un om de afaceri extrem de de succes, a devenit președintele consiliului de administrație al producătorului de armament Armstrong Whitworth în timpul Primului Război Mondial.
