The Lost Stradivarius by John Meade Falkner
"The Lost Stradivarius" by John Meade Falkner is a short horror novel published in 1895. When a wealthy young heir discovers a mysterious violin hidden in his college rooms, he becomes obsessed with a haunting piece of music that appears to summon the ghost of its previous owner. The story follows his descent into secretiveness and obsession as he travels from England to Italy, weaving together family loyalty, supernatural forces, and the
sinister power that can inhabit a beautiful object. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Falkner, John Meade, 1858-1932 |
|---|---|
| Title | The Lost Stradivarius |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Lost_Stradivarius |
| Credits | E-text prepared by Suzanne Shell, Melissa Er-Raqabi, and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 61.8 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | PR: Language and Literatures: English literature |
| Subject | Musical fiction |
| Category | Text |
| EBook-No. | 14107 |
| Release Date | Nov 21, 2004 |
| Most Recently Updated | Oct 28, 2024 |
| Copyright Status | Public domain in the USA. |
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