The Tinted Venus: A Farcical Romance

Thomas Anstey Guthrie was an English novelist and journalist, who wrote his comic novels under the pseudonym F. Anstey. Guthrie became an important member of the staff of Punch magazine, in which his voces populi and his humorous parodies of a reciter's stock-piece represent his best work. Many of Anstey's stories have been adapted into theatrical productions, motion pictures. In later life, Anstey spent a good deal of time overseeing dramatizations of his works, and later film adaptations.  

“The Tinted Venus: A Farcical Romance”  is a Victorian comic novel that narrates the story of a young man who accidentally brings a statue of Venus to life, with hilarious consequences. The statue becomes possessed by the spirit of Venus who insists the hairdresser become her lover and the statue is reported stolen.  A pleasant vintage comic fantasy for the readers, who are seaching for the entertaing pastime!