Anstey, F.
Related Category: English Literature, 19th cent.: Biographies
pseud. of
Thomas Anstey Guthrie, 1856–1934, English author. He relinquished his law practice to write humorous fiction. His best and most successful works are marked by an atmosphere of fantasy and include
Vice Versa (1882),
The Tinted Venus (1885), and
The Brass Bottle (1900). Besides translating several comedies of Molière, he wrote the play
The Man from Blankley's, successfully produced in 1901.
