The Lunatic at Large (novel)

The Lunatic at Large is an 1899 comedy novel by the British writer J. Storer Clouston. A popular success, it was followed by three sequels The Lunatic at Large Again (1922), The Lunatic Still at Large (1923), and The Lunatic In Charge (1926).[1]

The Lunatic at Large
First edition
AuthorJ. Storer Clouston
LanguageEnglish
GenreComedy
PublisherWilliam Blackwood & Sons
Publication date
1899
Publication placeUnited Kingdom
Media typePrint
Followed byThe Lunatic at Large Again 

Synopsis

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Francis Beveridge escapes from a lunatic asylum and heads for London. There, at a luxury hotel he meets up with a travelling German baron and becomes his guide to the sights of England and its capital city.

Film adaptations

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It has been made into films on two occasions, a 1921 British silent film directed by and starring Henry Edwards and a 1927 American silent film directed by Fred C. Newmeyer and starring Leon Errol, Dorothy Mackaill and Warren Cook.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Royle p. 68
  2. ^ Goble p. 87

Bibliography

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  • Goble, Alan. The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. Walter de Gruyter, 1999.
  • Royle, Trevor. Macmillan Companion to Scottish Literature. Macmillan, 1984.