Adventure

Moonfleet

by J. Meade Falkner

In a Dorset village, young John Trenchard finds a smugglers’ vault beneath the church, and a locket that leads to the lost diamond of Blackbeard. Storms, escapes and a long friendship with an old smuggler follow. It is one of the best adventure stories of the English coast.

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Reading time

About 5 hr 35 min

Where to find it

Tidebound Quay, on the night railway

Edition

Project Gutenberg, eBook #10743. In the public domain in the United States.