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John Meade Falkner

John Meade Falkner combined his successful business career in the munitions manufacturing industry with a keen leisure interest in antiquarian subjects. The significant literary works inspired by this fascination included several well researched county guides together with a small but outstanding body of fictional work.

While Falkner's tales may vary in their subject matter they are all authentic in their historical detail and carefully developed atmosphere of mystery. The author's most famous novel is undoubtedly Moonfleet (1898), a classic smuggling adventure which has been much reprinted and adapted on several occasions for screen and radio. The Nebuly Coat (1903) contains several atmospheric scenes and may be considered one of the finest antiquarian mysteries. The Stradivarius (1895) represents Falkner's most important contribution to ghost fiction. An imaginative plot, a finely paced atmosphere of growing menace and a wealth of background detail combine to make this short novel one of the nineteenth century's classic tales of the macabre.

-- from Shadows in the Attic: A Guide to British Supernatural Fiction 1820-1950, Neil Wilson (2000)

British writer (1858–1932)

Born	1858
Died	1932

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Moonfleet

by John Meade Falkner
First published in 1951 — 169 editions

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The lost stradivarius

by John Meade Falkner
First published in 1895 — 106 editions
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Nebuly Coat Annotated

by John Meade Falkner First published in 2021 — 24 editions

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Nebuly Coat

by John Meade Falkner First published in 2018 — 15 editions

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by John Meade Falkner First published in 2016 — 8 editions

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The Nebuly Coat

by John Meade Falkner First published in 1904 — 5 editions

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The Lost Stradivarius

by John Meade Falkner First published in 2017 — 4 editions

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History of Oxfordshire

by John Meade Falkner First published in 1980 — 3 editions

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Moonfleet

by John Meade Falkner First published in 1959 — 3 editions

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Nebuly Coat Annotated and Unabridged

by John Meade Falkner First published in 2022 — 3 editions

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Midsummer night's marriage

by John Meade Falkner First published in 1977 — 2 editions

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Moonfleet

by John Meade Falkner First published in 1951 — 2 editions

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Nebuly Coat: Original Edition

by John Meade Falkner First published in 2021 — 2 editions

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Moonfleet

by John Meade Falkner First published in 1946 — 2 editions

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A date with danger : breathtaking stories of action and adventure

by Campbell Black, John Buchan, Meindert DeJong, Roald Dahl, Jill Paton Walsh, Joan Aiken, H. G. Wells, Paul Berna, Allan Campbell McLean, and 6 others
First published in 1984 — 2 editions
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The Nebuly coat

by John Meade Falkner First published in 1919 — 2 editions

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Moonfleet (Echo Library)

by John Meade Falkner First published in 2007 — 1 edition

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Moonfleet (Victorian Collection)

by John Meade Falkner and J. Meade Falkner First published in 2000 — 1 edition

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Bath: in history and social tradition.

by John Meade Falkner First published in 1918 — 1 edition
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A history of Oxfordshire.

by John Meade Falkner First published in 1899 — 1 edition
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British writer (1858–1932)

Born	1858
Died	1932

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OLID: OL138059A
ISNI: 0000000109230468
VIAF: 89051780
Wikidata: Q1676368
Inventaire.io: wd:Q1676368

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