The Wrong Box - Softcover
A masterpiece of farcical comedy by the author of Treasure Island sees two brothers about to inherit a fortune, if only one pesky relative would adhere to the rules
Morris and John Finsbury stand to gain a lot of money if their Uncle Masterman dies, but none if Uncle Joseph dies first. So when Joseph seems to have come to an untimely end in a railway accident, a farcical sequence is set in motion. Determined to conceal the death, Morris hides the body in a barrel which he then ships to London. How will the situation resolve itself and for how long can the deception continue? First published in 1889 and adapted several time for film and musical, The Wrong Box is Stevenson at his funniest. The farce moves at a tremendous pace with Stevenson rapidly piling up train crashes, missing uncles, cases of mistaken identity, and surplus dead bodies.
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Robert Louis Stevenson (1850–1894) was a prolific author of stories for children and adults and is best known as the author of Kidnapped, The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde, and Treasure Island. Lloyd Osbourne (1868-1947) was an American author and Stevenson's stepson.
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- PublisherHesperus Classics
- Publication date2015
- ISBN 10 1843915588
- ISBN 13 9781843915584
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages208
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