Books with author J Storer Clouston

Dr Twiddel was enjoying one of those moments of repose that occur even in the youngest practitioners existence. For the purposes of this narrative he may briefly be described as an amiable-looking young man, with a little bit of fair moustache and still less chin, no practice to speak of, and a considerable quantity of unpaid bills. A man of such features and in such circumstances invites temptation. At the present moment, though his waistcoat was unbuttoned and his feet rested on the mantelpiece, his mind seemed not quite at ease. He looked back upon a number of fortunate events that had not occurred, and forward to various unpleasant things that might occur, and then he took a letter from his pocket and read it abstractedly. I cant afford to refuse, he reflected, lugubriously; and yet, hang it! I must say I dont fancy the job. When metal is molten it can be poured into any vessel; and at that moment a certain deep receptacle stood on the very doorstep. The doctor heard the bell, sat up briskly, stuffed the letter back into his pocket, and buttoned his waistcoat. A patient at last! and instantly there arose a vision of a simple operation, a fabulous fee, and twelve sickly millionaires an hour ever after. The door opened, and a loud voice hailed him familiarly. Only Welsh, he sighed, and the vision went the way of all the others.(Typographical errors above are due to OCR software and don't occur in the book.)About the Publisher Forgotten Books is a publisher of historical writings, such as: Philosophy, Classics, Science, Religion, History, Folklore and Mythology.Forgotten Books' Classic Reprint Series utilizes the latest technology to regenerate facsimiles of historically important writings. Careful attention has been made to accurately preserve the original format of each page whilst digitally enhancing the aged text.

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J. Storer Clouston achieved great success with the Lunatic series of comic novels, of which this, The Lunatic at Large, is the first. Two of his books, His First Offense and The Spy in Black, were made into major motion pictures by directors Marcel Carne and Michael Powell, respectively. Clouston was born in Cumberland, England; though his family came from Orkney and he spent most of his life there. His books include Vanrad the Viking (1898); The Lunatic at Large (1899); The Duke (1900); The Adventures of M. D'Haricot (1902); Our Lady's Inn (1903); Garmiscath (1904); Count Bunker (1906); A County Family (1908); The Prodigal Father (1909); The Peer's Progress (1910); His First Offence (1912); Records of the Earldom of Orkney 1299-1614 (1914); Two's Two (1916); The Spy in Block (1917); The Man from the Clouds (1918); Sermon (1919); Carrington's Cases (1920); The Lunatic at Large Again (1922); The Lunatic Still at Large (1923); Tales of King Fido (1924); The Lunatic in Charge (1926); Mr. Essington In Love (1927), ed.; The Orkney Parishes (1927); The Jade's Progress (1928); After the Deed (1929); Colonel Dam (1930); Virtuous Tramp (1931); Best Story Ever (1932); A History of Orkney (1932); Button Brains (1933); The Chemical Baby (1934); Real Champagne (1934); Our Member Mr. Mittlebery (1935); Scotland Expects (1936); Scots Wha Hae (1936); Not Since Genesis (1938); The Man in Steel (1939); and Beastmark the Spy (1941).

The Lunatic at Large (First published 1899) By J. Storer Clouston Francis Beveridge, may or may not be insane, but in either case he is bundled off to a countryside asylum named Clankwood but engineers an escape. He jaunts around London with Baron Rudolph von Blitzenberg, whom Bunker (who calls him Bonker.” There are carriage chases, bizarre ballroom antics, anarchy and top hats. Beveridge provides the German Baron with useful knowledge, for example revealing the best way to fake a rabies attack, and how to crash London's most exclusive clubs, This is a much-loved Victorian comic masterpiece, which ushered in the age of Wodehouse and Waugh.

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J. Storer Clouston achieved great success with the "Lunatic" series of comic novels, of which this, "The Lunatic at Large, " is the first.His first published book was 'Vandred the Viking; or The Feud and the Spell' (1898) and the following year he published what was to be his most celebrated work, 'The Lunatic at Large', to which there were a number of sequels.