The Wrong Box
Apr 2015 · Hesperus Press
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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 rulesMorris 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.
About the author
Robert Louis Stevenson (1850&– 94) is best known as the author of Treasure Island, Kidnapped and The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde, but was also a renowned poet, essayist and travel writer. 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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