F. Anstey
Thomas Anstey Guthrie was an English writer, most noted for his comic novel Vice Versa about a boarding-school boy and his father exchanging identities. His reputation was confirmed by The Tinted Venus and many humorous parodies in Punch magazine.
Vice Versa; or, A Lesson to Fathers
** When a pompous father and his son encounter a magical stone, their lives hilariously flip upside down as they are forced to live in each other's shoes.
By F. Anstey
The Travelling Companions: A Story in Scenes
Witness the hilarious clash of two dramatically different personalities as they traverse Europe, turning a simple vacation into an uproarious adventure filled with comical misunderstandings and unexpected encounters.
By F. Anstey
Tourmalin's Time Cheques
On a ship sailing from Australia, a hesitant fiancé is offered a chance to bend time to his will, forcing him to choose between his promise and the allure of something new.
By F. Anstey
In Brief Authority
A family's ordinary life explodes into a fairytale when they're cast in a local pageant and whisked away to a magical land, hilariously exposing the silliness of high society.
By F. Anstey
Lyre and Lancet: A Story in Scenes
In a world of wealth and high society, a family braces for potential chaos as a poet's arrival stirs up social expectations and hidden tensions.
By F. Anstey
The Brass Bottle: A Farcical Fantastic Play in Four Acts
A young man's ordinary life turns upside down when a magical being he accidentally freed causes hilarious mishaps and romantic entanglements, testing the limits of his sanity.
By F. Anstey
Puppets at Large: Scenes and Subjects from Mr Punch's Show
Get ready to laugh as quirky characters hilariously blunder their way through everyday British life, revealing the absurdities hidden beneath the surface of society.
By F. Anstey
Mr Punch's Pocket Ibsen - A Collection of Some of the Master's Best Known Dramas
Scandalous secrets and societal pressures collide when classic plays are reimagined in bite-sized portions, revealing the dark underbelly of everyday life.
By F. Anstey
Voces Populi
Experience a hilariously skeptical audience and a struggling magician as they collide in a world of absurd tricks and sharp-tongued commentary.
By F. Anstey
Baboo Jabberjee, B.A.
Follow a young student's hilarious journey as he tries to make sense of a strange new world, facing comical misunderstandings and unexpected adventures at every turn.
By F. Anstey
The Tinted Venus: A Farcical Romance
When a hairdresser accidentally brings a statue of the goddess Aphrodite to life, he is thrown into a whirlwind of comedic romantic entanglements and mistaken identities.
By F. Anstey
The Giant's Robe
In a world of aspiring writers and youthful energy, a schoolmaster's pursuit of literary recognition becomes intertwined with friendship and the struggle to find his true self.
By F. Anstey
A Bayard From Bengal Being some account of the Magnificent and Spanking Career of Chunder Bindabun Bhosh,...
A naive student from India journeys to England, where he stumbles through mishaps, friendships, and cultural clashes, all while trying to find his place in an unfamiliar society.
By F. Anstey
The Brass Bottle
A struggling architect's life turns upside down when a brass bottle unleashes a wish-granting Jinnee, blending romance with fantastical adventure.
By F. Anstey
Love Among the Lions: A Matrimonial Experience
A hopelessly smitten tea merchant agrees to a preposterous, potentially deadly wedding venue to win the heart of an adventurous woman.
By F. Anstey
The Black Poodle, and Other Tales
A shy man's world turns upside down when a poodle’s antics lead to a series of comical cover-ups and an ethical predicament.
By F. Anstey
The Talking Horse, and Other Tales
In a world of quirky characters and unexpected friendships, an awkward gentleman's life takes a turn when he encounters a horse that can talk, leading to a series of comical misadventures.
By F. Anstey
Mr Punch's Model Music Hall Songs and Dramas Collected, Improved and Re-arranged from Punch
Step into a world of catchy tunes and playful performances, where nothing escapes a good-natured ribbing and the stage is set for laughter.
By F. Anstey