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J Meade Falkner - Moonfleet

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J Meade Faulkner's classic tale dramatised by Nick Warburton.

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When he goes in search of Blackbeard's diamond, young John Trenchard is drawn into a dangerous world of the smugglers. But the treasure brings a curse and soon John is fleeing for his life. J Meade Faulkner's classic tale dramatised by Nick Warburton.

Starring: Robert Glenister as the Narrator (Old John), Richard Pearce as Young John Trenchard, Ron Cook as Ratsey, James Laurenson as Elzevir Block, Frances Jeater as Aunt Jane, Sean Baker as Aldobrand, Ian Masters as Glennie, Tilly Gaunt as Grace, Stephen Critchlow as Turnkey and Stephen Boxer as Maskew.

Director: Sally Avens

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 1998

"Moonfleet" (1898) begins as a mystery and an adventure story, a tale of smuggling set among the cliffs, caves, and downs of Dorset. What will be the outcome of the conflict between smugglers and revenue men? How can the hero, John Trenchard, discover the secret of Colonel John Mohune's treasure?

As the book progresses these two interwoven themes resolve themselves into a third and richer one, with the friendship and suffering of both John Trenchard and the craggy, taciturn Elzevir Block. Falkner's feeling for history and for the landscape of his Dorset setting combine with his gift for storytelling to turn Moonfleet into a historical romance of moving intensity.

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  1. Moonfleet

    No date given · 1 h 34 min

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