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Chapter companions for Moonfleet by John Meade Falkner.

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Chapter 1
Epigraph
A smuggling song sets the scene for the novel, depicting a clandestine landing of contraband kegs under the cover of night, with the smugglers evading the Revenue officers, only to be threatened by the Preventive man who vows to capture and hang them.
Chapter 2
Dedication
The book is dedicated to all members of the Mohune family, both living and dead, who are associated with Fleet and Moonfleet in the county of Dorset.
Chapter 3
Epigraph
A smuggling song sets the scene for the novel, depicting a clandestine landing of contraband kegs under the cover of night, with the smugglers evading the Revenue officers, only to be threatened by the Preventive man who vows to capture and hang them.
Chapter 4
Moonfleet
The chapter introduces the village of Moonfleet and its inhabitants, focusing on the young orphan John Trenchard and his fascination with the local legend of Blackbeard's treasure. It sets the stage for the smuggling activities and the mysterious events surrounding the Mohune vault.
Chapter 5
In Moonfleet Village
John Trenchard, a fifteen-year-old orphan living with his strict aunt in the decaying village of Moonfleet, recalls an evening in October 1757. After reading the Arabian Nights, he steps outside and meets Ratsey the sexton, who tells him about the legend of Colonel John Mohune (Blackbeard), a treacherous ancestor who supposedly hid a treasure and now haunts the churchyard. Ratsey invites John to the Why Not? inn, where the grim innkeeper Elzevir Block mourns his son David. John reflects on the Mohune family's decline and their black 'Y' emblem, which marks everything in the village.

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Epigraph

Dedication

Epigraph

Moonfleet

In Moonfleet Village