Robert Louis StevensonClassics · Fiction·1850–1894
The wrong box
Synopsis
Two brothers find themselves in a darkly comedic predicament as they are the last surviving members of a tontine. When one brother unexpectedly dies, the other attempts to conceal the death to claim the inheritance, leading to a series of farcical mix-ups and mistaken identities. This classic novel offers a humorous look at greed and the lengths people will go to for money.
How it reads
Prose complexity 4/10