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1922 novel

The Lunatic at Large Again
First edition (US)
AuthorJ. Storer Clouston
LanguageEnglish
GenreComedy
PublisherNash and Grayson (UK)
E. P. Dutton (US)
Publication date1922
Publication placeUnited Kingdom
Media typePrint
Preceded byThe Lunatic at Large 
Followed byThe Lunatic Still at Large 

The Lunatic at Large Again is a 1922 comedy novel the British writer J. Storer Clouston. It was the sequel to the 1899 novel The Lunatic at Large and enjoyed commercial success. It portrays the further adventures of Francis Beveridge, and like its predecessor relies on a Wodehousian style of humour. It was published in America by E.P. Dutton & Company. Elements from the story were used in the 1927 American silent film The Lunatic at Large.

References

  1. Royle p.68
  2. The Spectator, Volume 128. F.C. Westley, 1922. p.191
  3. Goble p87

Bibliography

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


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