The Talking Horse

Name: The Talking Horse
Brand: Findaway
Availability: InStock
Author: Thomas Anstey Guthrie
ISBN: 9781467668248

Author: Thomas Anstey Guthrie

Narrator: Cathy Dobson

Unabridged: 1 hr 5 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Red Door Consulting

Published: 08/30/2011

Categories: Fiction, Classic, Humorous

Synopsis

When Gustavus Pulvertoft finds himself saddled with a horse with the power of human speech, he little imagines how quickly he will come a cropper. His courtship of the horse-loving Diana Chetwynd goes swimmingly so long as his talking horse is on good terms with Miss Chetwynd's grey mare... but when their trusty mounts fall out, a series of terrible events ensues which Pulvertoft is powerless to prevent. His determination to get revenge on the horse leads to his ultimate downfall.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Neil on March 16, 2012

Rather an odd collection of ten short stories, some are for adults and some for children, although these are also enjoyable. Anstey is noted for his humorous fantasy stories but only some are comic and not all contain fantasy elements. None of the stories are bad but non are really great either. I e......more

Goodreads review by Bill on May 30, 2012

The adventures of Gustavus & Brutus the talking horse. This is a laugh out loud tale from the 1800's, where the horse is smarter than the rider. A very enjoyable romp.......more

Goodreads review by Jessica on April 23, 2011

I liked In Brief Authority better, but (most of) these were a lot of fun. F. Anstey is a hidden, lost gem, so much fun to read!......more

Goodreads review by Bill on May 30, 2012

The adventures of Gustavus & Brutus the talking horse. This is a laugh out loud tale from the 1800's, where the horse is smarter than the rider. A very enjoyable romp.......more