Downy

It shows that Downy is on his way to become a blockbuster machine and it strengthens my faith in remakes (please oh please let the A-team be good).

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This is the story of the ultimate prankster Guy Grand, a fabulously wealthy financial genius who amuses himself by buying into different enterprises and subverting them, for instance taking over Vanity Cosmetics and launching a shampoo called Downy, supposedly based on a formula that had been "Cleopatra's secret", but actually designed to destroy hair.

Books news, reviews and author interviews | guardian.co.uk 2010

This is the story of the ultimate prankster Guy Grand, a fabulously wealthy financial genius who amuses himself by buying into different enterprises and subverting them, for instance taking over Vanity Cosmetics and launching a shampoo called Downy, supposedly based on a formula that had been "Cleopatra's secret", but actually designed to destroy hair.

Books news, reviews and author interviews | guardian.co.uk 2010

"Downy," as the men called him, the whilom digger of graves, who had so puzzled Commander Nesbitt on the first day of his joining, by giving his profession so peculiar a designation, had come on board without any sort of an outfit for the voyage.

Crown and Anchor Under the Pen'ant John B. [Illustrator] Greene

To her, therefore, Master "Downy" now applied, having nothing beyond the rather shabby suit of black in which he stood up, which was certainly somewhat unsuitable, to say the least, for a sailor's wear, particularly

Crown and Anchor Under the Pen'ant John B. [Illustrator] Greene

Mr Isaacs, however, got furious at this and used such abusive language both to "Downy" and the lieutenant that the latter gave orders at last for him to be shown over the side.

Crown and Anchor Under the Pen'ant John B. [Illustrator] Greene

"I tell you I haven't a ha'penny left," I heard "Downy" say, after a lot of words passing between them the gist of which I could not catch.

Crown and Anchor Under the Pen'ant John B. [Illustrator] Greene

Then, addressing poor "Downy" he cried out curtly, "Turn out your pockets!"

Crown and Anchor Under the Pen'ant John B. [Illustrator] Greene

Jellaby, as the Jew made a dart at "Downy," who dodged behind the marine sentry on the quarter-deck; while he repeated his injunction to the defaulter.

Crown and Anchor Under the Pen'ant John B. [Illustrator] Greene

"Ach, holy Moses!" cried the Jew, refusing with spluttering indignation the half-a-crown change "Downy" received from Polly Nash, and which he handed to his other creditor with great gravity as an instalment of his claim.

Crown and Anchor Under the Pen'ant John B. [Illustrator] Greene