The Lunatic at Large Again

Last updated

The Lunatic at Large Again
The Lunatic at Large Again.jpg
First edition (US)
Author J. Storer Clouston
Country United Kingdom
LanguageEnglish
GenreComedy
PublisherNash and Grayson (UK)
E. P. Dutton (US)
Publication date
1922
Media typePrint
Preceded by The 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. [1] [2] 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 . [3]

Related Research Articles

<i>That Royle Girl</i> 1925 film by D. W. Griffith

That Royle Girl is a 1925 American silent comedy film directed by D. W. Griffith and released by Paramount Pictures. The film was based on the novel of the same name by Edwin Balmer, and starred Carol Dempster, W. C. Fields and Harrison Ford. It is now considered lost.

<i>Shanghaied Love</i> 1931 film

Shanghaied Love is a 1931 American Pre-Code drama film directed by George B. Seitz and starring Richard Cromwell, Sally Blane and Noah Beery. It was produced and released by Columbia Pictures. The film's sets were designed by the art director Stephen Goosson. It is based on the 1922 novel The Blood Ship by Norman Springer, previously made into the 1927 silent film The Blood Ship.

<i>Gentle Julia</i> (novel)

Gentle Julia is a 1922 novel by the American writer Booth Tarkington.

Down Under Donovan is a 1922 British silent crime film directed by Harry Lambart and starring Cora Goffin, W.H. Benham and Bertram Parnell. It is based on the 1918 novel of the same title by Edgar Wallace.

<i>The Masquerader</i> (1922 film) 1922 film by James Young

The Masquerader is a 1922 American silent drama film directed by James Young and starring Guy Bates Post, Ruth Cummings, and Edward Kimball. A jaded British politician arranges for his place to be taken by his doppelganger cousin. The film was based on the 1904 novel The Masquerader by Katherine Cecil Thurston. It was remade in 1933 with Ronald Colman in the lead roles. This film is now considered lost

<i>The Lunatic at Large</i> (1927 film) 1927 film by Fred C. Newmeyer

The Lunatic at Large is a 1927 American comedy film directed by Fred C. Newmeyer and starring Leon Errol, Dorothy Mackaill and Warren Cook. Written by Ralph Spence, it is based on the 1899 novel The Lunatic at Large and its sequels The Lunatic at Large Again (1922), The Lunatic Still at Large (1923), and The Lunatic In Charge (1926) by British writer J. Storer Clouston, which had previously inspired a 1921 film of the same title. The film shifted the setting from the original's London to New York. The film was released on January 2, 1927, by First National Pictures.

<i>The Angel of Terror</i> 1922 novel by Edgar Wallace

The Angel of Terror is a 1922 crime novel by the British writer Edgar Wallace.

<i>Ricochet</i> (1963 film) 1963 film

Ricochet is a 1963 British crime film directed by John Llewellyn Moxey and starring Maxine Audley, Richard Leech and Alex Scott. Part of the long-running series of Edgar Wallace Mysteries films made at Merton Park Studios, it is based on the 1922 novel The Angel of Terror.

The Old Man is a 1931 mystery play by the British writer Edgar Wallace. Its original production was staged at Wyndham's Theatre in London's West End for a ninety performance run. It is set entirely in the "Coat of Arms" tavern where a mysterious old man lurks in the background, reputedly an escapee from a lunatic asylum. The original cast included Alfred Drayton, Jack Melford, Harold Warrender and Finlay Currie.

<i>Down Under Donovan</i> (novel) 1918 novel by Edgar Wallace

Down Under Donovan is a 1918 crime novel by the British writer Edgar Wallace.

<i>The Flying Fifty-Five</i> (novel) 1922 novel by Edgar Wallace

The Flying Fifty-Five is a 1922 sports mystery novel by the British writer Edgar Wallace set in the horse racing world.

<i>The Man Who Bought London</i> (novel) 1915 novel

The Man Who Bought London is a 1915 crime novel by the British writer Edgar Wallace. It was originally published as a magazine serialisation.

<i>The Melody of Death</i> 1915 novel by Edgar Wallace

The Melody of Death is a 1915 crime novel by the British writer Edgar Wallace. Believing that he is suffering from a fatal illness a newly-married man begins to commit a series of crimes to make sure his wife will be provided for after his death.

<i>A Debt Discharged</i> 1916 novel

A Debt Discharged is a 1916 thriller novel by Edgar Wallace. An American investigator goes in pursuit of a gang forging money on a large scale.

The Boss of Camp 4 is a 1922 American silent action film directed by W. S. Van Dyke and starring Buck Jones, Fritzi Brunette, G. Raymond Nye, Francis Ford, and Sid Jordan. It is based on the novel by Arthur Preston Hankins with the same name. The film was released by Fox Film Corporation on November 26. 1922.

<i>The Lunatic at Large</i> (novel) 1899 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).

<i>The Mystery of Number 47</i> 1912 novel

The Mystery of Number 47 is a 1912 comedy mystery thriller novel by the British writer J. Storer Clouston. Living in a quiet suburb of London and writing detective novels under an assumed name, Irwin Molyneux is suddenly drawn into a real-life case when he is sought by Scotland Yard for the murder of his wife due to a series of misunderstandings. It was originally published in London by Mills & Boon under the title His First Offence.

<i>The Spy in Black</i> (novel) 1917 novel

The Spy in Black is a 1917 spy thriller novel by the British writer J. Storer Clouston. It takes place near Scapa Flow in the Orkneys during the First World War. It was one of several thrillers he wrote along with The Man from the Clouds and Beastmark the Spy.

<i>The Hundredth Chance</i> (novel) 1917 novel

The Hundredth Chance is a 1917 novel by the British writer Ethel M. Dell. It was one of four of Dell's novels to make the Publishers Weekly list of top ten bestselling books during the 1910s in America. In 1927 Dell adapted the novel as a play.

<i>The Bars of Iron</i> 1916 novel

The Bars of Iron is a 1916 novel by the British writer Ethel M. Dell. It was one of four of Dell's novels to make the Publishers Weekly list of top ten bestselling books during the 1910s in America.

References

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

Bibliography