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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)

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Born 1858
Died 1932

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  • Cover of: Moonfleet

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    Cover of edition loststradivarius00falk Cover of edition loststradivarius0000falk_i3r2 Cover of edition loststradivarius0000falk_a6s8 Cover of edition loststradivarius0000falk First published in 1895 — 106 editions
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    First published in 2018 — 15 editions
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    First published in 1904 — 5 editions
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    First published in 2020 — 1 edition
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Born 1858
Died 1932

Subjects

Fiction, British and irish fiction (fictional works by one author), England, fiction, Fiction, general, History, Smugglers, Smuggling, Treasure troves, Adventure and adventurers, fiction, Adventure stories, Children's fiction, Children's stories, Children's stories, English, Collections, Crime, fiction, English fiction, Fantasy fiction, Fiction, action & adventure, Fiction, crime, Fiction, mystery & detective, general, Fiction, science fiction, general, Friendship, fiction, Great britain, fiction, Juvenile fiction, Literature

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Bath (England), England, Oxfordshire (England)

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John Meade Falkner (1858-1932)

Time

18th century, 19th century, Early 1900s

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Alternative names

  • John M. Falkner
  • J. Meade Falkner
  • J. M. Falkner
  • J.M. Falkner

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August 25, 2024 Edited by M C W Edited without comment.
August 25, 2024 Edited by M C W added bio
September 11, 2023 Edited by bitnapper Edited without comment.
September 11, 2023 Edited by bitnapper merge authors
April 1, 2008 Created by an anonymous user initial import