Project Gutenberg 2008-11-16 Public domain in the USA. 341 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.) Reading ease score: 79.2 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en English fiction -- 19th century Short stories, English PR Text Humor Browsing: Humour Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction Category: Short Stories Category: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Category: Humour Category: British Literature 510820 2025-06-11T09:06:19.897576 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 282740 2025-06-11T09:06:31.597532 application/epub+zip 284940 2025-06-11T09:06:23.676615 application/epub+zip 271874 2025-06-11T09:06:22.071663 application/epub+zip 524321 2025-06-11T09:06:37.187515 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 475926 2025-06-11T09:06:30.335535 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 439895 2022-09-12T13:45:34.324485 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 467930 2025-06-11T09:06:18.399585 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 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 21187 2025-06-11T09:06:37.347503 application/rdf+xml 14221 2025-06-11T09:06:22.648605 image/jpeg 3602 2025-06-11T09:06:22.358598 image/jpeg 261079 2025-06-11T09:06:19.946646 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia