A wealthy Oxford student, John Maltravers, a passionate lover of music, one day discovers, to his horror (not without a touch of curiosity, however), that an invisible guest is coming to listen to his violin. Moreover, his appearance is caused by only one melody - the galliard. Acquaintance with this melody, and then the discovery of a unique Stradivarius violin became a real test for John.

J. Mead Faulkner's novel “The Lost Stradivarius” was published in the collection “The Haunted Hotel.”