Moonfleet - John Meade Falkner

Published in 1898, 15 years after "Treasure Island", tells a story of initiation not as complex as that of Stevenson but attractive enough. John Trenchard is the hero boy here and we learn about the hazards he endures in his own words. Smugglers, the curse of a ghost, the Dorset coast and the girl who lights a candle every night as a guide for sailors in distress.