Brass Bottle

Thomas Anstey Guthrie (1856 - 1934) was an English novelist and journalist, who wrote his comic novels under the pseudonym F. Anstey. Many of Anstey's stories have been adapted into theatrical productions and motion pictures. The Brass Bottle, has been filmed more than once, including The Brass Bottle (1964). Though the word jinn is commonly translated into English as "genie", author F. Anstey points out the distinction in the novel The Brass Bottle. CONTENTS CHAPTER I. Horace Ventimore receives a Commission II. A Cheap Lot III. An Unexpected Opening IV. At Large V. Carte Blanche VI. Embarras de Richesses VII. "Gratitude—a Lively Sense of Favors to come" VIII. Bachelor's Quarters IX. "Persicos Odi, Puer, Apparatus" X. No Place like Home! XI. A Fool's Paradise XII. The Messenger of Hope XIII. A Choice of Evils XIV. "Since there's no Help, come, let us kiss and part!" XV. Blushing Honours XVI. A Killing Frost XVII. High Words XVIII. A Game of Bluff The Epilogue