The Gay Adventure

An English comic novel. In London, Lionel Mortimer, a young barrister without clients and a writer without a publisher, can no longer pay his rent. He stops a runaway horse and comes to the aid of a young woman, Beatrice Blair, who tells him a story about a secret treaty coveted by governments and asks him to help her burgle a house to get it back. Lionel gladly agrees. Other characters become involved, among them Tony Wild, a wealthy idler in search of thrills, and the affair leads all the way to a country inn. A light-hearted adventure, full of twists and humour.