
e-Book The Wrong Box download
by Robert Louis Stevenson
ISBN13: 978-1604443295
Language: English
Publisher: IndoEuropeanPublishing.com (June 26, 2012)
Pages: 140
Category: Humor and Satire
Subategory: Literature
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By Robert Louis Stevenson And Lloyd Osbourne.
By Robert Louis Stevenson And Lloyd Osbourne. Nothing like a little judicious levity,' says Michael Finsbury in thetext: nor can any better excuse be found for the volume in the reader'shand. The first of these guides is hardly applicable to the purposes of thephilosophic traveller, and even the second is designed more expresslyfor the tourist than for the expert in life.
Kind of Jack-in-the-box feeling?' enquired Michael, 'as if all theseempty trains might be filled with policemen waiting for a signal? andSir .
Kind of Jack-in-the-box feeling?' enquired Michael, 'as if all theseempty trains might be filled with policemen waiting for a signal? andSir Charles Warren perched among the girders with a silver whistle tohis lips? It's guilt, Pitman. In this uneasy frame of mind they walked nearly the whole length ofthe departure platform, and at the western extremity became aware of aslender figure standing back against a pillar.
You do not understand,' continued Mr Finsbury. What I tell you is ascientific fact, and reposes on the theory of the lever, a branch ofmechanics. There are some very interesting little shilling books uponthe field of study, which I should think a man in your station wouldtake a pleasure to read
You do not understand,' continued Mr Finsbury. There are some very interesting little shilling books uponthe field of study, which I should think a man in your station wouldtake a pleasure to read. But I am afraid you have not cultivated the artof observation; at least we have now driven together for some time, andI cannot remember that you have contributed a single fact.
The doorsopened the wrong way-I forget at this moment which it is, but have anote of it at home; they were frequently locked during the performance,and when the auditorium was literally thronged with English people. Youhave probably not had my opportunities of comparing distant lands; butI can assure you this has been long ago recognized as a markof aristocratic government.
Although this sounds like a mystery novel, it's really more of a humorous piece, not your typical Robert Louis Stevenson. It centers around the mis-identification of an accident victim in the countryside, the subsequent mis-delivery of his remains when returned to London, and the consequences of all that for the family fortune.
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 was the first of three novels that Stevenson co-wrote with Osbourne, who was his stepson. The others were The Wrecker (1892) and The Ebb-Tide (1894).
Robert Louis Stevenson (1850-1894) was a Scottish novelist, poet, travel writer, and essayist. The Wrong Box is a brilliant black comedy novel co-written with Lloyd Osbourne
Robert Louis Stevenson (1850-1894) was a Scottish novelist, poet, travel writer, and essayist. He was a celebrity during his lifetime for works like Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde and Treasure Island. Now he is one of the most translated authors in the world. The Wrong Box is a brilliant black comedy novel co-written with Lloyd Osbourne. The book tells the story of the brothers who are the last two members of a tontine, a deal in which the last surviving member stands to receive a fortune.
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Having enjoyed the movie "The Wrong Box", I decided to read the book. It book is humorous and entertaining. I read it in one session.
The Wrong Box by Robert Louis Stevenson and Lloyd Osbourne. Nothing like a little judicious levity,' says Michael Finsbury in the text: nor can any better excuse be found for the volume in the reader's hand. The first of these guides is hardly applicable to the purposes of the philosophic traveller, and even the second is designed more expressly for the tourist than for the expert in life.
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