F. Anstey (1856–1934)
Auteur van Vice Versa
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Werken van F. Anstey
Humour and Fantasy: Vice Versa, The Tinted Venus, A Fallen Idol, The Talking Horse, Salted Almonds, The Brass Bottle (1931) 12 exemplaren
Mr. Punch's pocket Ibsen : a collection of some of the master's best-known dramas condensed, revised, and slightly… (1978) 5 exemplaren
The pariah, by F. Anstey 3 exemplaren
THE YOUNG RECITER AND MODEL MUSIC-HALL 2 exemplaren
Voces Populi (2 vols.) 1 exemplaar
Mr. Punch's young reciter: (Burglar Bill, and other pieces.) With introductions, remarks, and stage-directions (1897) 1 exemplaar
The man from Blankley's, and other sketches 1 exemplaar
The Adventure of the Snowing Globe 1 exemplaar
Фантастические сказки 1 exemplaar
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Algemene kennis
- Officiële naam
- Guthrie, Thomas Anstey
- Geboortedatum
- 1856-08-08
- Overlijdensdatum
- 1934-03-10
- Geslacht
- male
- Nationaliteit
- England
UK - Geboorteplaats
- Kensington, Middlesex, England, UK
- Plaats van overlijden
- London, England, UK
- Woonplaatsen
- Kensington, Middlesex, England, UK (birth)
- Opleiding
- King's College, London
University of Cambridge (Trinity Hall) - Beroepen
- Called to the Bar
author
journalist (Punch)
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Fictional novel that deals with a woman suffering from paranoia (early schizophrenia?) and being consumed by it and ends tragically. Some supernatural elements. Very insightful reading especially since it was written in the 1890s. I recommend this book to those that love psychological studies.
I'm really quite amazed how few people have Vice Versa in their libraries! For those who are interested in tracing an idea in children's fiction: this is a grand-parent of the parent-child swap novel.
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- 340
- Populariteit
- #70,096
- Waardering
- 3.5
- Besprekingen
- 3
- ISBNs
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How is this little gem not up there with Dracula and Turn of the Screw in popularity? This is brilliant. Stella, our narrator, is from the get-go, a psychological mess full of envy, jealousy and low self-esteem, pushing people away. She attaches herself to Evelyn, who is beautiful, refined, lovely, patient, and apparently devoted to Stella despite her perverseness. All seems well until Hugh comes into the picture and Stella perceives that it is inevitable that Hugh will marry Evelyn and take her only friend from her.
With this unreliable narrator, it is hard to know what is truth and what is madness in what follows. According to Stella, she finds Evelyn undeniably dead. She prays to God to revive her, but when that doesn't have any effect, she prays to "whatever power there might be--good or evil, angel or devil, on earth or in hell" and shortly afterward, Evelyn flutters back to life. The question then becomes, but is it really Evelyn, or has some wandering, wicked spirit answered the prayer and taken possession of Evelyn's body?
Published in 1896, this short story of 103 pages is gripping and fresh, a terrific gothic horror. Included in this volume is the play version of the story plus the draft for another version of the story. A pity five stars is the max. I'd give it more if I could.… (meer)