F. Anstey was the nom de plume of Thomas Anstey Guthrie, a Londoner who was trained for the bar but found success as a writer of humorous pieces for Punch and humorous novels. Voces Populi, a collection of his Punch pieces, is considered to be among his best works. He treats an array of situations from the charlatan conjuror to a row over a lady's large, obstructive hat at the music hall.

Latest episodes of the podcast Voces Populi by F. Anstey

• An Evening with a Conjuror
• At the Tudor Exhibition
• In an Omnibus
• At a Sale of High Class Sculpture
• At the Guelph Exhibition
• At the Royal Academy
• At the Horse Show
• At a Dance
• At the British Museum
• The Travelling Menagerie
• At the Regent Street Tussauds
• At the Military Exhibition
• At the French Exhibition
• In the Mall on Drawing Room Day
• At a Parisian Cafe Chantant
• At a Garden Party
• At the Military Tournament
• Free Speech
• The Riding Class
• The Impromptu Charade Party
• A Christmas Romp
• On the Ice
• In a Fog
• Bricks Without Straw
• At a Music Hall
• A Recitation Under Difficulties
• Bank Holiday
• A Row in the Pit; or The Obstructive Hat