The Lost Stradivarius by John Meade Falkner
Set in Oxford and Naples during the 1840s, The Lost Stradivarius is a tale of demonic possession and of the terrible price paid by those who would exalt art at the expense of everything else. Though long recognized as a classic and gripping story of the occult, it is also a work which touches the decadent years of the nineteenth century at sensitive points--the psychical, the moral, and the aesthetic. This is the only annotated edition available and it contains extensive notes about the Aesthetic Movement, neoplatonism, and musical instruments.
John Meade Falkner was born in Wiltshire in 1858. He worked as a teacher at Derby school, and climbed through the ranks of a large Newcastle arms manufacturer to become its director in 1901, after working for the company founder as his family's tutor for many years. After retiring in 1926, Falkner became honorary librarian to the dean and chapter of Durham Cathedral. He wrote three novels including Moonfleet (1898), as well as publishing a volume of poetry (Poems, 1933) and a pocket history of Oxfordshire. J. Meade Falkner died on July 22, 1932.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780486243344 |
| ISBN 10 | 0486243346 |
| Title | The Lost Stradivarius |
| Author | John Meade Falkner |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Dover Publications Inc. |
| Year published | 1982-08-01 |
| Number of pages | 93 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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