Lost Stradivarius

Name: Lost Stradivarius
Rating: 4.7 (3 reviews)
Author: J. Meade Falkner
ISBN: 9781070508962

by J. Meade Falkner

4.7

(3 ratings)

224 pages2019Independently PublishedISBN 9781070508962

Fiction

About this book

Chilling in the extreme, The Lost Stradivarius is a classic tale of the supernatural. While practicing in his rooms in Oxford, gifted violinist John Maltravers notices a strange phenomenon: whenever a certain air is played, a mysterious presence seems to enter. Unable to rationalize this away, Maltravers becomes increasingly unsettled, until he makes a startling discovery-tucked away in a hidden cupboard in his room is a priceless Stradivarius! Obsessed by his find, he becomes increasingly withdrawn from those around him, choosing instead to explore more sinister pursuits, little knowing the spell that this seemingly perfect violin is unleashing upon him.

Publication Details

Publisher: Independently Published
Published: 2019
Pages: 224
ISBN: 9781070508962
Language: en

About J. 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)