Thomas Anstey Guthrie (1856-1934) was an English novelist and journalist who wrote his comic novels and humorous short stories under the pseudonym F. Anstey.

This collection presents six of his most popular and well-known tales:

• 'The Talking Horse'
• 'The Black Poodle'
• 'An Undergraduate's Aunt'
• 'The Gull'
• 'Caveat Emptor'
• 'Mrs. Brassington-Claypott's Children's Party'