Description The Lost Stradivarius (1895), by J.
In addition to his three novels and his poetry, he also wrote three topographical guides (Oxfordshire, Bath and Berkshire) and a History of Oxfordshire........................
There is a commemorative plaque there, while his monument is in the south cloister of the cathedral.
Falkner fell in love with Durham and, although he spent his later years travelling frequently, he called Durham his home, living in the Divinity House (now the University Music School) on Palace Green in front of the cathedral from 1902 until his death.
After his retirement as chairman in 1921 he became Honorary Reader in paleography at the University of Durham, as well as Honorary Librarian to the Dean and Chapter Library of Durham Cathedral.
In his business travels round the world, Falkner brought back antiquarian treasures of all kinds.
Falkner eventually followed him as chairman in 1915.
After Oxford, he was a master at Derby School, then went to Newcastle as tutor to the family of Sir Andrew Noble, who ran Armstrong Whitworth Co., one of the largest arms manufacturers in the world.
He was educated at Marlborough College and Hertford College, Oxford, graduating with a degree in history in 1882.
Life and works: Falkner was born in Manningford Bruce, Wiltshire, and spent much of his childhood in Dorchester and Weymouth.
An extremely successful businessman as well, he became chairman of the arms manufacturer Armstrong Whitworth during World War I.
John Meade Falkner (8 May 1858 - 22 July 1932) was an English novelist and poet, best known for his 1898 novel, Moonfleet.
James\'s ghost stories by several years, it has been called the Novel James might have written, had he written novels..................
Preceding M.
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Roaming from England to Italy, the story involves family love, lordly depravity, and the tragedy of obsession, all conveyed in a "high" serious tone not uncommon in late Victorian literature.
After finding the violin of the title in a hidden compartment in his college rooms, the protagonist, a wealthy young heir, becomes increasingly secretive as well as obsessed by a particular piece of music, which seems to have the power to call up the ghost of the violin\'s previous owner.
Meade Falkner, is a Short Novel of Ghosts and the Evil that can be invested in an object, in this case an extremely fine Stradivarius violin.
Description The Lost Stradivarius (1895), by J
