The Lost Stradivarius
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The Lost Stradivarius, by J. Meade Falkner, is a short horror novel about ghosts and the evil that can be invested in an object, in this case an extremely fine Stradivarius violin. It has been describ
Cover of the first edition
J. Meade Falkner
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John Meade Falkner was an English novelist and poet, best known for his 1898 novel Moonfleet. An extremely successful businessman, he became chairman of the arms manufacturer Armstrong Whitworth durin
The Lost Stradivarius
…The Lost Stradivarius (1895), by J. Meade Falkner, is a short horror novel about ghosts and the evil that can be invested in an object, in this case an extremely fine Stradivarius violin. It has been…
John Meade Falkner
Memorial to John Meade Falkner at Durham Cathedral. The coat of arms takes the form of that described in his book The Nebuly Coat.