The Lost Stradivarius - Softcover
A beautifully written ghost story of the late Victorian period. Focusing on a seemingly haunted violin and one man's growing obsession with it. Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.
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"Splendid edition of a key--if forgotten!--work."--David Gorman, Northern Illinois University
John Meade Falkner, the son of a country clergyman, was born in 1858. After taking his degree at Oxford, he went to Newcastle-upon-Tyne as a private tutor to the sons of Andrew Noble. When they had grown up he stayed on with the family, and entered the firm where Sir Andrew worked. He traveled a great deal for the firm, particularly to the Balkans, helping to export warships and armaments, for which he received many decorations from appreciative foreign governments. Meade Falkner was a great collector of books, and an expert paleographer - he even received a medal from the Pope for this. He was a benefactor to libraries, not only in England, but also to the Vatican library in Rome. He loved the small Cotswold town of Burford which it was said of in 1970 that it owed its then present state of preservation to his generosity. He was buried in its churchyard after his death in 1932. He published guide books, historical essays, and some poetry, but his best work was in his novels. He wrote four, but only published three as he lost one while on a train. Of these, Moonfleet, his best adventure story, was made into a feature film.
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- PublisherLundberg Press
- Publication date2020
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- ISBN 13 9781444628821
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Book Description Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. nach der Bestellung gedruckt Neuware - Printed after ordering - This vintage book contains John Meade Falkner's 1895 novella, 'The Lost Stradivarius'. When a young wealthy man discovers a violin in a secret compartment of a college dorm, he becomes strangely reclusive and obsessed with a mysterious piece of music, roaming throughout England and Italy haunted by the ghost of the violin's previous owner. John Meade Falkner (1858-1932) was an English novelist and poet best known for his 1898 novel, 'Moonfleet'. As well as being an accomplished writer, Falkner was also a successful businessman, becoming chairman of the weapons manufacturer Armstrong Whitworth in the First World War. Seller Inventory # 9781444628821
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