The Lunatic at Large (Collins Library)
Clouston, J. Storer
ISBN 10: 1932416706 ISBN 13: 9781932416701
Published by McSweeney's Publishing, 2007
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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.
About the Author: Scottish author and historian Joseph Storer Clouston (1870-1944) was educated at Merchiston Castle School, Edinburgh, and Magdalen College, Oxford. He was called to the bar but never practised as a lawyer.
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Title: The Lunatic at Large (Collins Library)
Publisher: McSweeney's Publishing
Publication Date: 2007
Binding: hardcover
Condition: Very Good