- Hardcover: 256 pages
- Publisher: Heinemann; 1 edition (6 Jun 1983)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0435122738
- ISBN-13: 978-0435122737
- Product Dimensions: 18.8 x 12.2 x 1.8 cm
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 505,412 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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One of a series of top-quality fiction for schools, this is a classic tale of smuggling and adventure, set on the Dorset coast and featuring John Trenchard and Mohunes.
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I first read Moonfleet when I was about 15 and living in Singapore. This is a timeless classic for young and old. Now in my fifties, I still own 2 copies of this book and have re-read this book at least 10 times. A wonderful tale!
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Moonfleet
John is a teenage boy who lives in Moonfleet with his aunt. He thought his aunt was harsh and showed him no love. His farther had run away and his mother had died while he was young. He went to school in the alms houses and was taught by Mr Glennie. He did not have many friends his own age but he did have a fondness for Grace who was the daughter of Maskew. He is friends with Ratsey who is the sexton. While John is living with his aunt he thinks Elzevir is a grim man. This is shown by him saying 'for all he was so grim and silent.'
Since David was killed Elzevir had lived on his own in the 'Why not' and was becoming more and more isolated and misrable all the time. While he was like this his only real friend was Ratsey.
After Elzevir rescued John and had given him boarding they began to like each other and become good friends. This is shown by John saying 'I grew to like Elzevir well'. Elzevir also shows this by thinking 'John should be a son to him in Davids place.
John became more and more interested in the smuggling and finally went to where the smuggling was going on with Elzevir. This was when the troble realy started and Elzevir showed his love for John. The troble started when Maskew was cought and John felt sorry for him. He caused the stall that let the possy come and was very upset when Maskew was shot by mis adventure. It was after this that Elzevir showed his love for John. The possy was comind down the hill And John had been shot in the leg and their only was out was the zig zag and that was perilous at the best of times. Elzevir picked John up carried him up the zig zag. John thought of Elzevir highly for this and this was shown by him saying 'now I do not belive that there were half a dozen men beside in England that would have ventured up that path, even free and untrammelloed and not a man in the world to do it with a full-grown lad in his arms.
The rest of the book follows this idea and it ending is both sad and happy.
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