Project Gutenberg 2008-11-16 Public domain in the USA. 155 Anstey, F. 1856 1934 Guthrie, Thomas Anstey The Talking Horse, and Other Tales The talking horse -- The good little girl -- A matter of taste -- Don; The story of a greedy dog -- Taken by surprise -- Paleface and redskin -- Shut out -- Tommy's hero -- A canine Ishmael -- Marjory. Produced by David Clarke, Martin Pettit and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/Canadian Libraries) "The Talking Horse, and Other Tales" by F. Anstey is a collection of short stories written in the late 19th century. The stories delve into whimsical and humorous scenarios, often featuring eccentric characters and elements of fantasy. One prominent tale centers around Gustavus Pulvertoft, an awkward gentleman whose comical misadventures involve a talking horse named Brutus. The opening of the book introduces us to Gustavus Pulvertoft as he embarks on a journey to Sandown Park during a rainy day. In the train, he encounters a flamboyantly dressed man with a peculiar demeanor that sparks his curiosity. Once at the horse races, he observes the odd behavior of this stranger, who later reveals his eccentricities and personal struggles with horsemanship, hinting at a longer, humorous tale. The narrative sets the stage for an exploration of social quirks, misunderstandings, and the absurdities of life as the bizarre relationship between Gustavus and the talking horse begins to unfold, establishing a playful tone for the stories that follow. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en English fiction -- 19th century Short stories, English PR Text Humor Browsing: Humour Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 510689 510698 2024-09-11T12:34:53.177707 2023-09-12T06:26:46.236271 text/html text/html 520863 2021-01-04T09:48:42 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 193655 2021-01-04T09:48:42 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 260647 2024-09-11T12:35:02.402679 application/epub+zip 263101 2024-09-11T12:34:55.162722 application/epub+zip 263101 2024-09-11T12:34:53.999740 application/epub+zip 488098 2024-09-11T12:35:07.759641 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 439687 2024-09-11T12:35:01.401695 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 439895 2022-09-12T13:45:34.324485 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 467930 467706 2024-09-11T12:34:51.651817 2023-09-12T06:26:44.793273 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 467696 2021-01-04T09:48:42 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 183291 2021-01-04T09:48:42 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 467695 2021-01-04T09:48:42 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 183219 2021-01-04T09:48:42 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21045 2024-09-11T12:35:07.907630 application/rdf+xml 14310 2024-09-11T12:34:54.380708 image/jpeg 3628 2024-09-11T12:34:54.191702 image/jpeg 241496 2024-09-11T12:34:53.220742 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia