The impact of F. Anstey, a leading humorist of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, on children's literature is twofold. First, his short stories for children, collected in Paleface and Redskin, and Other Stories for Boys and Girls (1898), and his novel for children, Only Toys! (1903), follow the moralistic trend of much of children's literature in the late nineteenth century to instruct children in good behavior. Anstey achieves this goal through parodies of the "good" child as well as through fantasy situations. Anstey's second impact on the field comes from his two humorous fantasy novels, Vice Versâ, or A Lesson to Fathers (1882) and The Brass Bottle (1900). These works became popular with both children and adults and influenced other children's authors such as E. Nesbit. Indeed, Anstey's place in the development of children's literature comes primarily from his ability to blend humor and parody with the creation of...