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    The Lost Stradivarius
    The Lost Stradivarius
    The Lost Stradivarius
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    The Lost Stradivarius

    By John Meade Falkner

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    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherArchive Classics
    Release dateNov 27, 2013
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    John Meade Falkner

    John Meade Falkner (1858–1932) was an English novelist and poet, best known for his 1898 novel, MOONFLEET. An extremely successful businessman as well, he became chairman of the arms manufacturer Armstrong Whitworth during World War I.

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