Scholastic Children's Books are proud to publish thisbeautiful edition of the classic tale, Moonfleet. When young John Trenchard comes upon hidden treasure in the local crypt he is drawn in the sinister world of smugglers, who exercise their trade along the Dorset coast by the village of Moonfleet. Elzevir Block, innkeeper and master smuggler, takes the young man under his wing and soon John is leading a life more dangerousand thrilling than he could have imagined. But the law is closing in. Accused of murder, there is a price on John's head. The only option is to flee England at the cost of losing his sweetheart, Grace Maskew. . . SCHOLASTIC "INK DOT" CLASSICS - COLLECT THEM ALL! A Christmas Carol A Little Princess Alice's Adventures in Wonderland Anne Of Green Gables Black Beauty Five Children and It Just So Stories Kidnapped Little Women Moonfleet Oliver Twist Pollyanna The Happy Prince and Other Stories The Jungle Book The Railway Children The Secret Garden The Wind in the Willows The Wonderful Wizard of Oz Treasure Island What Katy Did
This book is part of a book series called Scholastic Classics .
There are 304 pages in this book. This book was published 2015 by Scholastic .
John Meade Falkner (1858-1932) was an English novelist and poet, best known for his 1898 novel, Moonfleet. An extremely successful businessman as well, he became chairman of the arms manufacturer Armstrong Whitworth during World War I.
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Moonfleet
A tale of smuggling and mystery on the Dorset coast as told by John Trenchard, a boy obsessed with discovering the secret of Colonel 'Blackbeard' Mohune's hidden treasure. One night, trapped in the Mohune family vault beneath the church, John finds a locket round the Colonel's neck which contains verses from the Psalms of David. What could it mean? Elzevir Block, landlord of the local public house, who has lost his son in the contraband wars, befriends John and together they struggle to find the secret of Blackbeard's buried wealth.
