The Wrong Box

"The Wrong Box" by Robert Louis Stevenson and Lloyd Osbourne is a comical exploration of greed and mistaken identity set in the late 19th century. It centers on the financially desperate Finsbury family and a peculiar tontine, where the last surviving member inherits all the funds. The surviving Finsbury brothers, the awkward Joseph and the irritable Morris, find themselves in a series of increasingly absurd situations. A train accident triggers a series of miscommunications and mishaps, leading to uproarious confusion over the fate of their uncle Joseph and the elusive inheritance. The book uses dark humor and quirky characters to expose the ridiculous lengths people will go to for money, creating a whirlwind of deception and chaos.