Project Gutenberg 2009-12-16 Public domain in the USA. 265 Anstey, F. 1856 1934 Guthrie, Thomas Anstey The Brass Bottle Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Brass_Bottle_(novel) 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.) Reading ease score: 70.7 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Fantasy fiction Jinn -- Fiction PR Text Humor Browsing: Humour Browsing: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Browsing: Fiction Category: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Category: Romance Category: Novels Category: British Literature 457309 2025-06-12T14:42:36.780064 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 244196 2025-06-12T14:42:45.724017 application/epub+zip 247841 2025-06-12T14:42:39.086061 application/epub+zip 247842 2025-06-12T14:42:37.680041 application/epub+zip 441654 2025-06-12T14:42:51.133018 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 401844 2025-06-12T14:42:44.726009 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 377529 2022-09-14T07:45:32.646642 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 423918 2025-06-12T14:42:35.552089 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 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 21078 2025-06-12T14:42:51.440982 application/rdf+xml 11388 2025-06-12T14:42:38.268044 image/jpeg 3134 2025-06-12T14:42:37.972039 image/jpeg 228507 2025-06-12T14:42:36.822049 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