Books with title The Lunatic at Large: A Novel

• Two of British author J. Storer Clouston's bestsellers are in this Kindle eBook: The Lunatic At Large and The Spy in Black.The Lunatic at Large (First published 1899)A man escapes from an insane asylum for wealthy residents rather than attend the Saturday night dances for the well-heeled. But is Francis Beveridge a lunatic or the only sane man in town? This is a novel full of dry wit and social observations. The Spy in BlackAnother escape tale, this time involving a German U-boat commander spying in England. This 1917 novel, published at the end of World War I, was later turned into a successful film.About The AuthorBritish historian Joseph Storer Clouston (1870-1944) wrote several books including his bestseller "A Lunatic at Large". He attended Oxford and was called to the bar but was not a practicing barrister. His novels "The Spy in Black" and "His First Offence" were made into films.

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The best-bred lunatics in England live in Clankwood, and Francis Beveridge is that community's newest resident. Rather than attending the asylum's Saturday dances, though, Beveridge goes on the lam in London. And thus, when a traveling German noble finds himself at the luxurious Hotel Mayonnaise without a guide to England's customs, who better to escort him than the amnesiac Englishman who materializes by his side? Beveridge provides the German with much useful knowledge, like giving a splendid tutor in bringing rail stations to a standstill, revealing the best way to fake a rabies attack, and showing how to crash London's most exclusive clubs — quite literally. A much-loved Victorian comic masterpiece, this is the original anarchic novel that ushered in the age of Wodehouse and Waugh.

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.

This is a pre-1923 historical reproduction that was curated for quality. Quality assurance was conducted on each of these books in an attempt to remove books with imperfections introduced by the digitization process. Though we have made best efforts - the books may have occasional errors that do not impede the reading experience. We believe this work is culturally important and have elected to bring the book back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. This text refers to the Bibliobazaar edition.

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.

This is a pre-1923 historical reproduction that was curated for quality. Quality assurance was conducted on each of these books in an attempt to remove books with imperfections introduced by the digitization process. Though we have made best efforts - the books may have occasional errors that do not impede the reading experience. We believe this work is culturally important and have elected to bring the book back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide.

This is a pre-1923 historical reproduction that was curated for quality. Quality assurance was conducted on each of these books in an attempt to remove books with imperfections introduced by the digitization process. Though we have made best efforts - the books may have occasional errors that do not impede the reading experience. We believe this work is culturally important and have elected to bring the book back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide.