{"product_id":"book-f7ps","title":"The Brass Bottle","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Brass Bottle\u003c\/em\u003e is the story of an architect who bought an antique brass bottle to give to a professor dealing in Mideast antiquities. After the purchase, the architect's curiosity was aroused, and he removed the stopper in the bottle. And when he did, a big cloud of smoke was released, producing a major surprise when a genie emerged. His name was Fakrash el-Aamash, and he turned out to be a fairy tale-type character who wound up trying to repay the architect, Horace Ventimore, for giving him release from what amounted to a brass prison. A series of hijinks of one kind or another were the result.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNearly two decades before, the author had written a somewhat jumbled and disorganized novel titled \u003cem\u003eVice Versa\u003c\/em\u003e, about a father somehow making a switch with his schoolboy son. There was considerable popular success, but that created a problem for author Thomas Anstey Guthrie: he actually wanted to write a serious novel and penned \u003cem\u003eThe Giant's Robe\u003c\/em\u003e. It was not a success-one critic called it \"very poor stuff\"-and it was obvious the public insisted on regarding Guthrie (penname F. Anstey) as a humorist. That worked out better as he became an impressive staff member of \u003cem\u003ePunch\u003c\/em\u003e magazine.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAlmost seven decades later, an American movie adaptation of \u003cem\u003eThe Brass Bottle\u003c\/em\u003e was made. Ironically, one of the stars was Barbara Eden just before she starred as \"Jeannie\" in the TV series \u003cem\u003eI Dream of Jeannie\u003c\/em\u003e. How's that for type-casting? It makes it even more interesting to hear the story that perhaps brought about that success.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"John D. Rayburn","offers":[{"title":"Audiobook","offer_id":49364834156848,"sku":"BDf7ps","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Audio CD","offer_id":49364834189616,"sku":"ZEf7ps","price":36.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Audio MP3-CD","offer_id":49364834222384,"sku":"ZMf7ps","price":31.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0879\/2784\/9264\/files\/f7ps-Square-cover.jpg?v=1775945402","url":"https:\/\/downpour.com\/products\/book-f7ps","provider":"Downpour","version":"1.0","type":"link"}