 First edition | |
| Author | J. Storer Clouston |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Genre | Comedy |
| Publisher | William Blackwood & Sons |
Publication date | 1899 |
| Publication place | United Kingdom |
| Media type | |
| Followed by | The Lunatic at Large Again |
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]
Synopsis[edit]
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[edit]
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]
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Bibliography[edit]
- Goble, Alan. The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. Walter de Gruyter, 1999.
- Royle, Trevor. Macmillan Companion to Scottish Literature. Macmillan, 1984.