John Meade Falkner Books

Moonfleet

  [english | 1898]  

John Meade Falkner

Summary: [Moonfleet is a tale of smuggling by the English novelist J. Meade Falkner first published in 1898. The book was extremely popular among children worldwide up until the 1970s mostly for its themes of adventure and gripping storyline. It remains a popular story widely read and is still sometimes studied in schools.The novel is set in a fishing village in Dorset during the mid 18th century. The ...]
Genres: [fiction | action adventure] Downloads: 285

The Lost Stradivarius

  [english | 1895]  

John Meade Falkner

Summary: [The Lost Stradivarius (1895) by J. Meade Falkner is a short novel of ghosts and the evil that can be invested in an object in this case an extremely fine Stradivarius violin. After finding the violin of the title in a hidden compartment in his college rooms the protagonist a wealthy young heir becomes increasingly secretive as well as obsessed by a particular piece of music which seems to have ...]
Genres: [fiction | ghost | horror] Downloads: 462

The Nebuly Coat

  [english | 1903]  

John Meade Falkner

Summary: [The Nebuly Coat (1903) by J. Meade Falkner is a novel which tells of the experiences of a young architect Edward Westray who is sent to the remote Dorset town of Cullerne to supervise restoration work on Cullerne Minster. He finds himself caught up in Cullerne life and hears rumours about a mystery surrounding the claim to the title of Lord Blandamer whose coat of arms in the Minsters great ...]
Genres: [fiction | mystery detective] Downloads: 474