The Lunatic at Large (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).^[1]

The Lunatic at Large

First edition
Author	J. Storer Clouston
Language	English
Genre	Comedy
Publisher	William Blackwood & Sons
Publication date	1899
Publication place	United Kingdom
Media type	Print
Followed by	The Lunatic at Large Again

Synopsis

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

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]