Résultats pour "The Wrong Box" dans Littérature, romans et fiction

Dive into the hilarious world of The Wrong Box, a comedic tale centered around the chaotic conclusion of a tontine—an arrangement where a group of young individuals invests in a fund that pays out only to the last surviving member. Follow the misadventures of the final two survivors and their eccentric relatives as they navigate a train crash, missing uncles, a surplus of dead bodies, and a cast of innocent bystanders. This uproarious farce promises to keep you entertained from start to finish! (Summary by AJM)

Victorian humour generally doesn't translate well across time. The Wrong Box is one of the exceptions. The plot revolves around the supposed death of Joseph Finsbury who, as a youth, with his brother Masterman joined a tontine - a scheme whereby each entrant pays a fixed amount and the sum total, with interest, is given to the one who lives the longest. At the beginning of the story there are three survivors and then two - the Finsbury brothers.

Robert Louis Stevenson, know mostly for his tales of adventure and horror, also had a humorous side. This black comedy of errors deals with a coffin that keeps disappearing, and then showing up again in very strange places.

I have a history of picking the wrong guy. Gay? Player? Momma's boy? Check, check and check. Now I can't stop fantasizing about one of the customers at the coffee shop I work at between classes. It's just a harmless crush, right? It's not like I ever see this guy outside of the coffee shop. It's not like I'm going to see him while attempting to get birth control at the student clinic. While wearing a paper gown. While sitting on an exam table. Because he's the doctor. Shoot. Me.

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Christmas morning had never quite been like this before. Mom’s boyfriend Dylan forgot to give her all of her presents, so I naturally assume the ones remaining under the Christmas tree are mine. I open the first and my eyes bulge before I start to giggle. I confront him playfully about the nature of the little toy and it’s fun to watch him squirm. But now I’m intrigued and the idea of Dylan in my ass is getting me excited.