F. Anstey — Humour And Fantasy

John Murray 1933 Hardback, 1173pp. "1174-page omnibus volume collecting four novels, VICE VERSA (1882), THE TINTED VENUS (1895), A FALLEN IDOL (1886) and THE BRASS BOTTLE (1900), and seventeen stories from THE TALKING HORSE (1892) and SALTED ALMONDS (1906). Thomas Anstey Guthrie was an English novelist and journalist, who wrote his comic novels under the pseudonym F. Anstey. The popular success of his story Vice Versa (1882) with its topsy turvy substitution of a father for his schoolboy son, at once made his reputation as a humorist of an original type. He published in 1883 a serious novel, The Giant's Robe; but, in spite of its excellence, he discovered (and again in 1889 with The Pariah) that it was not as a serious novelist but as a humorist that the public insisted on regarding him. As such, his reputation was further confirmed by The Black Poodle (1884), The Tinted Venus (1885), A Fallen Idol (1886), and other works. DJ; Large; Owner's Name inside. "Cheap Edition". Dust jacket has several holes in it. 1938 reprint edition. Otherwise in good readable condition.". Fair.