''A Lost Leader'' is a 1906 politically-themed novel by British writer
E. Phillips Oppenheim
Edward Phillips Oppenheim (22 October 1866 – 3 February 1946) was an English novelist, a prolific writer of best-selling genre fiction, featuring glamorous characters, international intrigue and fast action. Notably easy to read, they were vie ...
. Later better known for his
thrillers
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, it was one of several novels Oppenheim wrote at the time centred on "social political life". In it, a potential
Liberal Party
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politician, Lawrence Mannering, is lured back from his
country estate
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British context
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to London to revive the party's fortunes.
Adaptation
In 1922 it was adapted into a British
silent film of the same title directed by
George Ridgwell
George Ridgwell (1867–1935) was a British screenwriter and film director of the silent film era. His name was sometimes spelt as George Ridgewell. He was born in Woolwich in 1867. He directed around 70 films including a series of adaptations of S ...
and starring
Robert English,
Dorothy Fane and
George Bellamy.
[Goble p.591]
References
Bibliography
* Goble, Alan. ''The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film''. Walter de Gruyter, 1999.
* Reilly, John M. ''Twentieth Century Crime & Mystery Writers''. Springer, 2015.
* Server, Lee. ''Encyclopedia of Pulp Fiction Writers''. Infobase Publishing, 2014.
1906 British novels
Novels by E. Phillips Oppenheim
Novels set in England
Novels set in London
Ward, Lock & Co. books
British novels adapted into films
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