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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, John Falkner, and J. Falkner
First published in 1946 — 492 editions

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The lost stradivarius

by John Meade Falkner, John Falkner, J. Falkner, and J. Meade
First published in 1895 — 248 editions
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The Nebuly Coat

by John Meade Falkner, John Falkner, and J. Falkner
First published in 1904 — 144 editions

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Moonfleet Annotated

by John Meade Falkner First published in 2019 — 5 editions

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History of Oxfordshire

by John Meade Falkner First published in 1980 — 3 editions

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The Nebuly Coat: The Lost Stradivarius.

by John Meade Falkner First published in 1954 — 3 editions

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Midsummer night's marriage

by John Meade Falkner First published in 1977 — 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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Moonfleet

by John Meade Falkner First published in 2016 — 2 editions

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Lost Stradivarius . by J. Meade Falkner: The Lost Stradivarius , by J. Meade Falkner, Is a Short Novel of Ghosts and the Evil That Can Be Invested in an Object, in This Case an Extremely Fine Stradivarius Violin

by John Meade Falkner First published in 2017 — 2 editions

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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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Le blason de Lord Blandamer

by John Meade Falkner First published in 1994 — 1 edition

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Le Mariage d'une nuit d'été ;: Suivi de Charalampia : contes

by John Meade Falkner First published in 1995 — 1 edition

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The nebuly coat and The lost Stradivarius

by John Meade Falkner First published in 1954 — 1 edition

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Poems

by John Meade Falkner First published in 1935 — 1 edition

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A Roman villa, Chedworth

by John Meade Falkner First published in 1981 — 1 edition

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Temenos: seven poems

by John Meade Falkner First published in 1993 — 1 edition

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Moonfleet

by John Meade Falkner, Noël Chassériau, and Rozier-Gaudriault First published in 2000 — 1 edition

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Yuewan Cun zhi gui

by John Meade Falkner First published in 1940 — 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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