The Lost Stradivarius
One of the great neglected ghost stories of the Victorian era — restored and annotated for the modern reader.
When an Oxford undergraduate discovers a hidden Stradivarius violin sealed behind a panel in his college rooms, he awakens something that should have stayed buried. The instrument is exquisite — and it is not alone. A dark presence follows it, reshaping the young man's mind and will, drawing him toward ruin with the slow, irresistible pull of the sea.
Falkner's novella is a masterpiece of atmospheric dread and psychological deterioration — precise, literary, and genuinely unsettling. This Squire Press edition includes historical and musical notes that illuminate Falkner's meticulous period detail and the real traditions of supernatural folklore woven throughout.
