Download or read book The Lost Stradivarius written by J. Meade Falkner and published by Read Books Ltd. This book was released on 2015-05-06 with total page 120 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.