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Thomas Anstey Guthrie
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<p>Sir Thomas Anstey Guthrie (8 August 1856 – 10 March 1934) was an English writer (writing as F. Anstey or F. T. Anstey), most noted for his comic novel <i><a href="/facts/Vice_Versa_(novel)/4JmhQEx6">Vice Versa</a></i> about a boarding-school boy and his father exchanging identities. His reputation was confirmed by <i>The Tinted Venus</i> and many humorous parodies in <i><a href="/facts/Punch_(magazine)/IoScK8W4">Punch</a></i> magazine. </p>