Humour and Fantasy (Magill’s Guide to Science Fiction and Fantasy Literature)
At a glance:
- Author: Thomas Anstey Guthrie
- First Published: 1882
- Type of Work: Collected works
- Type of Plot: Fantasy—Magical Realism
- Time of Work: The late nineteenth century
- Setting: London, England
- Genres: Long fiction, Magical Realism, Fantasy
- Subjects: Parents and children, Folkloric or magical people, Nineteenth century, England or English people, Fathers, Gods or goddesses, London, Boys, Genies or jinns, Talisman or magical object
- Locales: London, England
The Plot
In Vice Versa: Or, A Lesson to Fathers, a magical stone allows schoolboy Dick Bultitude to exchange bodies with his father, Paul, a businessman fond of making pompous speeches about ones school days being the happiest of ones life. The parent trapped in the childs role learns the folly of this judgment, while the boy fails to find much enjoyment in adult life and responsibility. In the end, they are glad to switch back, suitably chastened and enlightened by their experience.
In The Tinted Venus, hairdresser Leander Tweddle places an engagement ring...
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