The Man Who Lost Himself (novel)

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The Man Who Lost Himself
First edition
AuthorHenry De Vere Stacpoole
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish
GenreComedy drama
PublisherHutchinson
Publication date
1918
Media typePrint

The Man Who Lost Himself is a 1918 comedy drama novel by the Irish-born writer Henry De Vere Stacpoole.[1] The plot revolves around an American from Philadelphia, Victor Jones, arriving in London to find himself the exact Doppelgänger of a British aristocrat.

Film adaptations[edit]

In 1920 it was made into an American silent film The Man Who Lost Himself directed by Clarence G. Badger and featuring William Faversham and Hedda Hopper. It was later remade as a 1941 film of the same title directed by Edward Ludwig and starring Brian Aherne and Kay Francis.[2]

References[edit]

  1. ^ A Guide to Irish Fiction, 1650-1900 p.1252
  2. ^ Goble p.438

Sources[edit]

  • Goble, Alan. The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. Walter de Gruyter, 1999.
  • Loeber, Rolf, Stouthamer-Loeber, Magda & Burnham, Anne Mullin. A Guide to Irish Fiction, 1650-1900. Four Courts, 2006.