A gifted adventure novelist and poet, John Meade Falkner was also an extremely successful businessman, who became chairman of a prominent arms manufacturer during World War I. His 'Moonfleet' is an enduring masterpiece of late-Victorian adventure fiction, which seamlessly blends the romance of smuggling with a profound coming-of-age narrative. While often compared to the works of Robert Louis Stevenson, 'Moonfleet' establishes its own distinct identity through its rich atmosphere, moral depth and polished prose. For the first time in publishing history, this eBook presents Falkner's complete works, with numerous illustrations, rare texts and concise introductions. (Version 1)
* Beautifully illustrated with images relating to Falkner's life and works
* Concise introductions to the major texts
* All the novels, with individual contents tables
* Images of how the books were first published, giving your eReader a taste of the original texts
* Excellent formatting of the texts
* Rare non-fiction texts
* Includes the seminal 'A History of Oxfordshire', never digitised before
* Falkner's rare poetry collection (second edition text), available in no other collection
* Ordering of texts into chronological order and genres
CONTENTS:
The Novels
The Lost Stradivarius (1895)
Moonfleet (1898)
The Nebuly Coat (1903)
The Poetry Collection
Poems (1933)
The Non-Fiction
Introduction to 'Handbook for Travellers in Oxfordshire' (1894)
A History of Oxfordshire (1899)
Introduction to 'Handbook for Berkshire' (1902)
Preface to 'Ad Majorem Chants' (1918)
Bath in History and Social Tradition (1918)
Introduction to 'A History of Durham Cathedral Library' (1925)
