Project Gutenberg 2004-11-21 Public domain in the USA. 203 Falkner, John Meade 1858 1932 Falkner, J. Meade (John Meade) The Lost Stradivarius Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Lost_Stradivarius E-text prepared by Suzanne Shell, Melissa Er-Raqabi, and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team "The Lost Stradivarius" by John Meade Falkner is a novel written during the late 19th century. The story revolves around John Maltravers, a talented violinist and student at Oxford, who encounters mysterious occurrences linked to an ancient piece of music and a ghostly figure who seems to be listening to his performances. The narrative explores themes of art, music, and the supernatural, weaving a tale filled with intrigue and suspense. The opening of the novel introduces John Maltravers as a young man at Oxford in the early 1840s. It begins with a letter from his aunt, Sophia Maltravers, addressing significant events regarding his father that she plans to recount. As John navigates his life at university, he becomes involved in music with his friend William Gaskell, where strange occurrences, including the creaking of a wicker chair, are triggered while they play a peculiar piece of music called the "Gagliarda." It becomes apparent that these occurrences are tied to an unseen presence that seems to be drawn to the music. As John deepens his attachment to this melody, the narrative hints at darker implications, setting a tone of suspense and foreshadowing as the story unfolds. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 61.8 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Musical fiction PR Text Horror Category: Crime, Thrillers and Mystery Category: Novels Category: British Literature Category: Music 316233 2025-07-06T08:21:00.076225 text/html 291898 2024-10-28T21:07:38 text/html 189926 2025-07-06T08:21:06.467250 application/epub+zip 195021 2025-07-06T08:21:02.676240 application/epub+zip 177916 2025-07-06T08:21:01.599242 application/epub+zip 353214 2025-07-06T08:21:09.441182 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 332977 2025-07-06T08:21:05.666281 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 307112 2022-09-07T14:36:52.584830 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 302020 2023-10-06T11:48:35.436014 text/plain 282159 2024-10-28T21:07:38 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17036 2025-07-06T08:21:09.564196 application/rdf+xml 13100 2025-07-06T08:21:02.089186 image/jpeg 3435 2025-07-06T08:21:01.841188 image/jpeg 187222 2025-07-06T08:21:00.102221 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia