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The Money Moon: A Romance Kindle Edition

by Jeffery Farnol (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
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A romance in which a disappointed lover disappears for consolation in the fields and woods of Kent. But what does he find?
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    271 pages
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    English
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    On Kindle Scribe
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    Rare Treasure Editions
  5. Publication date
    November 8, 2021
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    409 KB
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Jeffery Farnol (10 February 1878 – 9 August 1952) was a British writer from 1907 until his death, known for writing more than 40 romance novels, some formulaic and set in the Georgian Era or English Regency period, and swashbucklers. He, with Georgette Heyer, founded the Regency romantic genre. --This text refers to an alternate kindle_edition edition.

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B09LBDF8K6
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Rare Treasure Editions (November 8, 2021)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ November 8, 2021
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 409 KB
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 271 pages
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Tweety Perkins
5.0 out of 5 stars So sweet it's like a Fairy Tale
Reviewed in the United States on July 14, 2016
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This was the sweetest Farnol I've ever read. I am truly sorry I put off reading it so long.

The story starts with George Bellow, a American millionaire, who had set off to England to win a fair lady. But, since she doesn't want anything to do with him he trots off on a hike to find himself. That's when he meets a little boy named Georgy Porgy.

Porgy tells Bellow that he's marching to Africa where he will make his fortune, then he will come home to England with a sack of gold to solve all his Auntie Anthea's problems. For the sake of it, and because he likes the lad, Bellow decides to help, first by bringing Porgy back and then by filling Porgy's head with tales of a prince slaying dragons for the fair princess and a legend of the Money Moon. George Bellow tells him that on the night of the Money Moon the moon will be the colour of a golden sovereign, and on that night they will go out and find a fortune.

Auntie Anthea finds herself torn, she wants to pay off the mortgage on the house but is too proud to accept help. But not too proud to agree to something if it will help her care for Georgy Porgy. So she is in a deadlock, until the hops come in and pay everything off for her. If they come in at all.

Miss Priscilla has been visited daily by Sergeant, and together they reminded me of Miss Jenny in Our Mutual Friend and Sergeant George from Bleak House. The over all feel of the book was along the lines of Under the Greenwood Tree/Far from the Madding Crowd. It's simple, full of satire and overall a sweet tale.

I love how this story went, for Porgy the story was magical, and really everyone who reads this will have to feel that happy bubbly feeling that the ending gives you. It may not be something that would happen in real life, but then, how many fictional stories do? If you have never read Farnol I think this is one of his best ones to start with. This or Over The Hills.

G rating There is a hand reading, smoking and a few swears, nothing else.

I'd love to have shown everyone the illustrated plates in this book but I can't find a picture online, anyhow they are lovely. I'd recommend finding an old copy rather than a new one just for those illustrations.
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jennifer booth
4.0 out of 5 stars Silly and fun
Reviewed in the United States on May 16, 2023
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A little silly and fun book with a deep faith of a young woman who was looking for a pure relationship.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Such an adorable little story!
Reviewed in the United States on September 8, 2020
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As in Jeffery Farnol stories this one is just packed with fascinating characters, some timely humor and a wonderful love story. What a wonderful book to read!
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OLT
4.0 out of 5 stars For those who can handle rather archaic, old-fashioned prose, this 1911 rom-com is delightful.
Reviewed in the United States on May 28, 2016
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Oh, the gems that one can uncover in the Kindle public domain romance listings. I also discover my ignorance of the history of romance novels this way. Sure, I know all about Jane Austen and the Bronte sisters and LORNA DOONE (See, can't even remember that author's name), etc., but who knew about Jeffrey Farnol (1878-1952)? And yet a cursory Google search tells me he wrote more than 40 romances, some formulaic Georgian or Regency novels and some swashbucklers and that he, along with Georgette Heyer, is credited with founding the Regency romantic genre.

This particular book is not one of those. It's a contemporary romance, one of the few CRs Farnol wrote, but, of course, now it's a historical romance read since it takes place in the very late 1890s or the very early 1900s and was released for publication in 1911 (the year my father was born so that should tell you how very old I am). At the beginning of the story American millionaire (really rich, like a billionaire today) living in England at the time, is nursing a broken heart at being dumped by his English "true love" Sylvia (for whom he's even named his yacht in which he traveled from America to follow her) so she can marry a duke.

So millionaire George Bellew sets out on a walking tour of England to try to get over his "Haunting Spectre of the Might Have Been." Well, George may have truckloads of money but it seems he just inherited it b/c he has spent most of his life rather indolently enjoying himself, traveling the world. No mention is made of making money, just enjoying it. This is not to say that George is an unpleasant, spoiled sort. Far from it, he's rather adorably charismatic.

But the point is that this indolence leads him to tire of walking on his walking tour and he sneaks a ride in a wagon. When he discovers George sleeping on the wagon, the waggoner is enraged and the two get into fisticuffs, with George the winner and an unlikely friendship strikes up. This also leads George to continuing his ride on the wagon as far as he can go. And that leads him to accidentally meeting a delightful child also of the name George, AKA Georgy-Porgy, who's off to Africa (you know how kids are) to seek a fortune so that his aunt Anthea can keep the farm she's about to lose.

And that leads George Bellow, now to be referred to as Uncle Porges, to go home with young Georgy-Porgy, now to be referred to as Small Porges, where Bellow meets lovely Anthea. Of course we know what's going to happen in this romance. It's not the plot that matters. It's the really delightful people, not only H, h and Small Porges, but many secondaries, such as Bellow's valet, Anthea's housekeeper, an old soldier with one arm who's been pining after the housekeeper for years, a handsome but unpleasant suitor for Anthea's hand, the waggoner mentioned earlier in this review, and even more.

This has some really witty dialogue and chuckle-worthy moments in it. It's a delightful romantic comedy that needs to be read slowly to savor it all. It's a rather superficial plot but it has many humorous and many touching moments. I love the relationship of Bellew and his valet, the romance between the soldier and the housekeeper and the relationship of Uncle Porges and Small Porges perhaps as much as the budding love between Bellew and Anthea.

This was a great find for me. But you have to enjoy old-fashioned writing style and vocabulary to fully appreciate it so I'm not recommending it across the board. It will probably appeal more to the "mature" (read "old" here) reader.
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Marianne Cressy
3.0 out of 5 stars A sweet story
Reviewed in the United States on September 3, 2013
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If you are looking for a light read that doesn't take too long and doesn't require a lot of brain power on your part, this is good story. The characters are not overly complex but you like the ones you are supposed to like. It was an interesting month long story set in the farmlands of England in the summer. And the price is right.
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Barnweli
5.0 out of 5 stars The prose takes a little getting used to but overall a fun read!
Reviewed in the United States on August 4, 2017
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delightful journey back in time. The prose takes a little getting used to but overall a fun read!
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Miss Sprick
4.0 out of 5 stars Un buon esempio di umorismo inglese
Reviewed in Italy on April 7, 2017
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Ho trovato irresistibile questo racconto di Jeffery Farnol, pervaso dal più classico humour britannico. Una storia, di per sé, semplice, quasi banale, ma illuminata da un profondo affetto per i luoghi e le genti dell'Inghilterra di inizio novecento.
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Jerome Eade
4.0 out of 5 stars A sentimental delight
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on July 19, 2013
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This is another example of Farnol's ability to hold the reader's interest throughout his tale. He is an author who is so good with words.
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MRS
5.0 out of 5 stars A delightful old-fashioned story
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on August 23, 2013
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My father introduced me to Jeffery Farnol books and I bought many of them second hand over time. My daughter now has most of these as she also enjoys these romances from days gone past when women were cherished, where men were noble and brave and true love conquered all.
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Catbrun
4.0 out of 5 stars old fashioned romance
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on April 25, 2013
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A typical jeffrey farnol romance, great light hearted stuff not unlike early georgette heyer novels. You know, rich man saves lovely women from wicked man etc....
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V and C Smith
4.0 out of 5 stars delightful
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on February 16, 2013
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This is Farnol at his most charming. I though it a delightful read. I normally read the longer Farnol books, which are usually a bit darker.
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