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The Wrong Box is a black comedy novel co-written by Robert Louis Stevenson and Lloyd Osbourne, first published in 1889. The story is about two brothers who are the last two surviving members of a tontine.The book is notable for being the first of three novels that Stevenson co-wrote... Read Full Overview

The Wrong Box is a black comedy novel co-written by Robert Louis Stevenson and his step-son Lloyd Osbourne, first published in 1889. The story is about the last two remaining survivors of a tontine, who also happen to be brothers.

The Wrong Box is a black comedy novel co-written by Robert Louis Stevenson and Lloyd Osbourne first printed in 1889. It is a comical tale of misunderstandings, attempt of fraud, drunkenness, false identity and other misfortunes. This book is about the last remaining survivors... Read Full Overview

The Wrong Box is a black comedy novel co-written by Robert Louis Stevenson and Lloyd Osbourne first printed in 1889. It is a comical tale of misunderstandings, attempt of fraud, drunkenness, false identity and other misfortunes. This book is about the last remaining survivors... Read Full Overview

"The Wrong Box," a classic of Victorian literature by Robert Louis Stevenson and Lloyd Osbourne, is a hilarious and darkly comic satire on inheritance and avarice. This uproarious farce unfolds around a peculiar life insurance scheme, descending into a whirlwind of mistaken... Read Full Overview

"The Wrong Box," a classic of Victorian literature by Robert Louis Stevenson and Lloyd Osbourne, is a hilarious and darkly comic satire on inheritance and avarice. This uproarious farce unfolds around a peculiar life insurance scheme, descending into a whirlwind of mistaken... Read Full Overview

The Wrong Box, co-authored by Robert Louis Stevenson and Lloyd Osbourne, is a delightful Victorian farce filled with mistaken identities and comedic chaos. The story revolves around two elderly brothers, Joseph and Masterman Finsbury, who are the last two surviving... Read Full Overview

The Wrong Box, co-authored by Robert Louis Stevenson and Lloyd Osbourne, is a delightful Victorian farce filled with mistaken identities and comedic chaos. The story revolves around two elderly brothers, Joseph and Masterman Finsbury, who are the last two surviving... Read Full Overview

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