While practicing his violin at Oxford, John Maltravers notices a strange phenomenon: whenever a certain tune is played a mysterious presence seems to enter the room. Maltravers becomes increasingly unsettled, until he makes a startling discovery - tucked away in a hidden cupboard is a priceless Stradivarius! Obsessed with this treasure, he becomes increasingly withdrawn, unaware of the sinister hold this perfect violin is beginning to take over him.
"While practicing his violin at Oxford, John Maltravers notices a strange phenomenon: whenever a certain tune is played a mysterious presence seems to enter the room. Maltravers becomes increasingly unsettled, until he makes a startling discovery - tucked away in a hidden cupboard is a priceless Stradivarius! Obsessed with this treasure, he becomes increasingly withdrawn, unaware of the sinister hold this perfect violin is beginning to take over him."@en
"Many people believe that houses and particular places can be haunted, but what about objects? J. Meade Falkner's classic 1895 novel The Lost Stradivarius posits that they can. In this haunting tale, the possessed possession happens to be a gorgeous musical instrument. Will the musician who discovers this ghost be able to help lay the troubled soul to rest?"@en
"An evil spirit invested in a Stradivarius violin, causes its owner to obsess over a particular piece of music that can call up the ghost of the violin's previous owner."@en
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