Author: F. Anstey
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Languages : en
Pages : 382

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Author: Thomas Anstey Guthrie
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Languages : en
Pages : 254

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The Brass Bottle is a 1900 novel by Thomas Anstey Guthrie under the pen name F. Anstey. It had three film adaptations

Author: Thomas Anstey Guthrie
Publisher: Phoemixx Classics Ebooks
ISBN: 3985513856
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 209

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The Brass Bottle - Thomas Anstey Guthrie - The Brass Bottle is a 1964 American fantasy-comedy film about a modern man who accidentally acquires the friendship of a long-out-of-circulation genie. It is based on the 1900 novel of the same title by Thomas Anstey Guthrie and later inspired the American fantasy sitcom I Dream of Jeannie.Architect Harold Venti more buys a large antique container that turns out to imprison a genie named Fairish whom Harold inadvertently sets free. Fairish is effusively grateful for his release, and persistently tries to do favors for Harold to show his gratitude. However he has been in the brass bottle for a long time, and Farahs unfamiliarity with the modern world causes all sorts of problems when he tries to please his rescuer. Harold ends up in a great deal of trouble, including with his girlfriend, Sylvia Kenton .

Author: Thomas Anstey Guthrie
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Languages : en
Pages : 234

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A djinn, sealed in a jar for three thousand years, has been found by Horace Ventimore, a young and not very flourishing architect. Upon his release the djinn expresses his gratitude by seeking to grant his benefactor's every wish--generally with results the very opposite to those desired!

Author: F. Anstey
Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN: 9359396109
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 184

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"The Brass Bottle" is a humorous fantasy novel written by F. Anstey (pseudonym of Thomas Anstey Guthrie), published in 1900. Set in late Victorian England, the story follows the misadventures of a young architect, Horace Ventimore. One day, while working on a renovation project, Horace discovers an ancient brass bottle hidden in the rubble. To his astonishment, the bottle contains a trapped and powerful genie named Mr. Josephus Bakkus. Grateful for his release, the grateful genie offers Horace three wishes. However, as it often happens with wishes, they don't go exactly as planned, leading to a series of comedic and unintended consequences. As Horace attempts to navigate the complexities of his newfound powers, he inadvertently brings chaos and hilarity into his life. His wishes, though well-intentioned, lead to absurd situations and challenge his rationality. Among the mishaps are sudden wealth, mistaken identities, and comical misunderstandings that keep the readers entertained. Amidst the chaos, a love interest emerges in the form of the charming Lady Mabel Clare, further complicating Horace's life. Throughout the novel, Anstey masterfully blends elements of farce, satire, and clever wordplay, creating a whimsical and engaging narrative. "The Brass Bottle" is a delightful and witty tale that explores the idea of the consequences of one's desires and the unpredictability of magical powers, leaving readers amused by the peculiarities of human nature and the complexities of wishes gone awry.

Author: Thomas Anstey Guthrie
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Pages : 254

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The Brass Bottle is a 1900 comedy novel by the British writer Thomas Anstey Guthrie, under the pen name of F. Anstey, about a man who awakens a genie. In a much later review George Orwell praised the work, and noted how strong an influence it had on William Aubrey Darlington's 1920 work Alf's Button.

Author: Edith Nesbit
Publisher: e-artnow
ISBN: 8027221781
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 3134

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Musaicum Books presents to you this carefully created volume of "EDITH NESBIT: Children's Books Collection (Illustrated Edition)". This ebook has been designed and formatted to the highest digital standards and adjusted for readability on all devices. The Bastable Trilogy The Story of the Treasure Seekers The Wouldbegoods The New Treasure Seekers The Psammead Trilogy Five Children and It The Phoenix and the Carpet The Story of the Amulet The Mouldiwarp Chronicles The House of Arden Harding's Luck Other Novels The Railway Children The Enchanted Castle The Magic City The Wonderful Garden Wet Magic Short Story Collections The Book of Dragons: The Book of Beasts Uncle James, or The Purple Stranger The Deliverers of Their Country The Ice Dragon, or Do as You Are Told The Island of the Nine Whirlpools The Dragon Tamers The Fiery Dragon, or The Heart of Stone and the Heart of Gold Kind Little Edmund, or The Caves and the Cockatrice Royal Children of English History: Alfred the Great Prince Arthur Henry the Third The First Prince of Wales Edward the Black Prince Henry the Fifth and the Baby King Pussy and Doggy Tales: Too Clever by Half The White Persian A Powerful Friend A Silly Question The Selfish Pussy Meddlesome Pussy Nine Lives The Magic World The Cat-hood of Maurice The Mixed Mine Accidental Magic The Princess and the Hedge-pig Septimus Septimusson The White Cat Belinda and Bellamant Justnowland The Related Muff The Aunt and Amabel Kenneth and the Carp The Magician's Heart Nine Unlikely Tales The Cockatoucan Whereyouwanttogoto The Blue Mountain The Prince, Two, Mice, and some Kitchen Maids Melisande Fortunatus Rex and Co. The Sums That Came Right The Town in the Library, in the Town in the Library The Plush Usurpe Oswald Bastable and Others... Edith Nesbit (1858-1924) was the author of world famous books for children.

Author: E. Nesbit
Publisher: Delphi Classics
ISBN: 1909496871
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 5777

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As well as creating beloved tales now celebrated as children's classics, E. Nesbit produced a diverse body of works, including political and modern novels for adults, highly-accomplished poetry, short stories and non-fiction. For the first time in publishing history, this eBook presents the complete fictional works of E. Nesbit, with numerous illustrations, rare works, informative introductions and the usual Delphi bonus material. (Version 2) * Beautifully illustrated with images relating to Nesbit's life and works * Concise introductions to the novels and other texts * ALL 22 extant novels, with individual contents tables * Rare novels like 'The Lark' appear here for the first time in publishing history * Images of how the books were first printed, giving your eReader a taste of the original texts * Excellent formatting of the texts * The children's novels are fully illustrated with their original artwork * Explore the original illustrations of the 'The Railway Children' and other famous works * Special chronological and alphabetical contents tables for the poetry and the short stories * Rare poetry not available in other collections * Easily locate the poems or short stories you want to read * Includes Nesbit's non-fiction treatise on adults learning from children * Special criticism section, with contemporary reviews and articles evaluating Nesbit's contribution to literature * Features Nesbit's rare memoir on her younger years * Ordering of texts into chronological order and literary genres * UPDATED with 9 more works, including seminal horror story collections Please note: a few rare works are not available in print at the time of publication. If these works become available, they will be added to the collection as a free update. CONTENTS: The Bastable Series The Story of the Treasure Seekers (1899) The Wouldbegoods (1901) The New Treasure Seekers (1904) The Psammead Series Five Children and It (1902) The Phoenix and the Carpet (1904) The Story of the Amulet (1906) The House of Arden Series The House of Arden (1908) Harding’s Luck (1909) Other Children’s Novels The Railway Children (1906) The Enchanted Castle (1907) The Magic City (1910) The Wonderful Garden (1911) Wet Magic (1913) Five of Us and Madeline (1925) Novels for Adults The Prophet’s Mantle (1885) The Red House (1902) The Incomplete Amorist (1906) Salome and the Head (1909) Daphne in Fitzroy Street (1909) Dormant (1911) The Incredible Honeymoon (1916) The Lark (1922) The Short Story Collections Something Wrong (1893) Grim Tales (1893) Pussy and Doggy Tales (1895) In Homespun (1896) Royal Children of English History (1897) The Children’s Shakespeare (1897) The Book of Dragons (1901) Nine Unlikely Tales (1901) The Literary Sense (1903) Oswald Bastable and Others (1905) Man and Maid (1906) These Little Ones (1909) Fear (1910) The Magic World (1912) To the Adventurous (1923) Uncollected Short Stories The Short Stories List of Short Stories in Chronological Order List of Short Stories in Alphabetical Order The Poetry Collections Lays and Legends (1886) All Round the Year (1888) Landscape and Song (1888) Lays and Legends: Second Series (1892) A Pomander of Verse (1895) Songs of Love and Empire (1898) The Rainbow and the Rose (1905) Ballads and Lyrics of Socialism (1908) Many Voices (1922) The Poems List of Poems in Chronological Order List of Poems in Alphabetical Order The Non-Fiction Wings and the Child (1913) The Criticism List of Reviews and Nesbit Related Articles The Autobiography My School Days (1897)

Author: P. C. Wren
Publisher: Delphi Classics
ISBN: 1801700885
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 6664

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P. C. Wren was an English author of adventure fiction, who is best remembered today for his enduring 1924 classic ‘Beau Geste’. It concerns the adventures of three brothers that enlist in the French Foreign Legion, based partly on the author’s own military experiences. Inspired by the works of Marryat, Ballantyne, Henty and Haggard, Wren’s novels demonstrate an inventive, humorous and thrilling taste for adventure, which has captivated readers for over a century. This comprehensive eBook presents Wren’s collected works, with numerous illustrations, rare texts, informative introductions and the usual Delphi bonus material. (Version 1) * Beautifully illustrated with images relating to Wren’s life and works * Concise introductions to the novels * All 14 novels in the US public domain, with individual contents tables * Features rare novels and stories * Images of how the books were first published, giving your eReader a taste of the original texts * Excellent formatting of the texts * Rare short story collections digitised here for the first time * Special chronological and alphabetical contents tables for the stories * Easily locate the stories you want to read * Ordering of texts into chronological order and genres Please note: due to US copyright restrictions, 12 later novels and 3 short story collections cannot appear in this edition. When new texts become available, they will be added to the eBook as a free update. CONTENTS: The Novels Father Gregory (1913) Snake and Sword (1914) The Wages of Virtue (1916) Driftwood Spars (1916) Cupid in Africa (1920) Beau Geste (1924) Beau Sabreur (1926) Soldiers of Misfortune (1929) Beggars’ Horses (1934) Explosion (1935) Paper Prison (1939) The Disappearance of General Jason (1940) Two Feet from Heaven (1940) The Uniform of Glory (1941) The Shorter Fiction Dew and Mildew (1912) In the Midst of Life (1914) Stepsons of France (1917) The Young Stagers (1917) Good Gestes (1929) Odd – But Even So (1941) The Short Stories List of Short Stories in Chronological Order List of Short Stories in Alphabetical Order Please visit www.delphiclassics.com to browse through our range of exciting titles or to purchase this eBook as a Parts Edition of individual eBooks

Author: John Henry Newman
Publisher: Delphi Classics
ISBN: 1801702055
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 10947

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St. John Henry Newman was an influential churchman and man of letters, who led the Oxford movement and later became a cardinal deacon in the Roman Catholic Church. His eloquent prose style helped revive emphasis on the dogmatic authority of the church and urged reforms of the Church of England after the pattern of the original Catholic Church. A prolific author of many genres, Newman’s major works include the celebrated ‘Tracts for the Times’, his autobiography ‘Apologia pro vita sua’, religious novels and the poem ‘The Dream of Gerontius’, which was set to music by Edward Elgar. This eBook presents Newman’s complete works, with numerous illustrations, rare texts, informative introductions and the usual Delphi bonus material. (Version 1) * Beautifully illustrated with images relating to Newman’s life and works * Concise introductions to the major texts * All the novels, with individual contents tables * Images of how the books were first published, giving your eReader a taste of the original texts * Excellent formatting of the texts * Rare essays and religious tracts * Includes Newman’s rare poetry – available in no other collection * Both the first and revised edition texts of ‘Apologia pro vita sua’ * Special criticism section, with seven essays evaluating Newman’s work * Features two biographies – discover Newman’s religious life * Ordering of texts into chronological order and genres CONTENTS: The Novels Loss and Gain (1848) Callista (1855) The Non-Fiction The Arians of the Fourth Century (1833) Tracts for the Times (1833-1841) Contributions to ‘British Critic’ (1836-1842) On the Prophetical Office of the Church: Via Media, Volume 1 (1837) Lectures on Justification (1838) Parochial and Plain Sermons (1834-1843) Select Treatises of Saint Athanasius (1842) Historical Tracts of Saint Athanasius (1843) Lives of the English Saints (1844) Essays on Miracles (1843) Oxford University Sermons (1843) Sermons on Subjects of the Day (1843) Essay on the Development of Christian Doctrine (1845) Retractation of Anti-Catholic Statements (1845) Faith and Prejudice and Other Unpublished Sermons (1848-1873) Discourses to Mixed Congregations (1849) Difficulties of Anglicans (1850) The Present Position of Catholics in England (1851) The Idea of a University (1852) Cathedra Sempiterna (1852) On Consulting the Faithful in Matters of Christian Doctrine (1859) Letter to Dr. Pusey (1865) An Essay in Aid of a Grammar of Assent (1870) Essays Critical and Historical (1871) Historical Sketches (1872) Sermons Preached on Various Occasions (1874) Letter to the Duke of Norfolk (1875) Five Letters (1875) Sermon Notes (1878) Via Media, Volume 2 (1883) On the Inspiration of Scripture (1884) Development of Religious Error (1885) The Poetry St. Bartholomew’s Eve (1821) Memorials of the Past (1832) Verses on Various Occasions (1867) The Criticism What, Then, Does Dr. Newman Mean? (1864) by Charles Kingsley Cardinal Newman (1892) by Augustine Birrell Cardinal Newman as a Musician (1892) by Edward Bellasis Essays from ‘Occasional Papers’ (1897) by R. W. Church Newman as a Prose-Writer (1899) by Lewis E. Gates Cardinal Newman (1912) by William Ralph Inge The True Nature of Newman’s Genius (1914) by Wilfrid Ward The Autobiography Apologia pro vita sua: First Edition Text (1864) Apologia pro vita sua: Revised Text (1890) The Biographies John Henry Newman (1900) by William Samuel Lilly John Henry Newman (1913) by William Barry