Project Gutenberg 2009-12-16 Public domain in the USA. 73 Anstey, F. 1856 1934 Guthrie, Thomas Anstey The Brass Bottle E-text prepared by David Clarke, Martin Pettit, and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team "The Brass Bottle" by F. Anstey is a novel written in the late 19th century. The story centers on Horace Ventimore, an architect struggling with professional inadequacy and unrequited feelings for Sylvia Futvoye, the daughter of a renowned professor. As the narrative unfolds, Ventimore's fortunes take an unexpected turn after he acquires a seemingly mundane brass bottle at an auction, which leads to the revelation of a Jinnee contained within—a being eager to grant him wishes. At the start of the novel, Horace is reflective about his past romantic relationship with Sylvia during a cycling trip in Normandy. His thoughts reveal a mixture of nostalgia and disappointment as he grapples with the stark contrast between his idyllic memories and his current unfulfilling life in London. Just as he resolves to move on, he unexpectedly receives a visit from Professor Futvoye, who commissions him to bid on some auction items. Despite a shaky start, the narrative quickly establishes a blend of romance and adventure as Horace's purchase of the brass bottle sets in motion a series of fantastical events, introducing the Jinnee and paving the way for Horace to confront his dreams and ambitions. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Fantasy fiction Jinn -- Fiction PR Text Humor Browsing: Humour Browsing: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Browsing: Fiction 457178 457042 2024-09-13T06:32:28.056285 2023-09-13T11:20:08.355102 text/html text/html 466422 2011-04-13T13:57:50 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 173244 2011-04-13T13:58:58 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 225303 2024-09-13T06:32:35.592240 application/epub+zip 229203 2024-09-13T06:32:29.694299 application/epub+zip 229203 2024-09-13T06:32:28.717290 application/epub+zip 417485 2024-09-13T06:32:40.335224 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 377691 2024-09-13T06:32:34.857224 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 377529 2022-09-14T07:45:32.646642 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 423918 423825 2024-09-13T06:32:26.830297 2023-09-13T11:20:07.203123 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 423645 2011-04-13T13:57:24 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 165202 2011-04-13T13:58:58 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 423657 2011-04-13T13:57:36 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 165157 2011-04-13T13:58:58 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20661 2024-09-13T06:32:40.471188 application/rdf+xml 11415 2024-09-13T06:32:29.076274 image/jpeg 3134 2024-09-13T06:32:28.896258 image/jpeg 211446 2024-09-13T06:32:28.095268 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