{"product_id":"the-wrong-box-the-1889-victorian-mystery-classic-annotated","title":"The Wrong Box: The 1889 Victorian Mystery Classic (Annotated)","description":"Unique Elements Author Biography\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAbout The Wrong Box\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“It was all dark within; but Gideon knew his room, he knew where the matches stood on the end of the chimney-piece; and he advanced boldly, and in so doing dashed himself against a heavy body; where (slightly altering the expressions of the song) no heavy body should have been.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Wrong Box is a black comedy mystery novel, co-written by Scottish author Robert Louis Stevenson and American Lloyd Osbourne, first published in 1889. It was the first of three novels co-written by Stevenson and his stepson.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe story follows two brothers who are the last two surviving members of a tontine; an investment providing an income during the nominated individuals’ lifetimes. A fortune is now contingent on which of two brothers outlives the other. A humorous classic, satirizing the Railway Novel genre which was popular at that time, it is also an early example of police detective fiction.","brand":"Blue Vase Bulk","offers":[{"title":"Used \/ 9798354049042-001","offer_id":43778389016637,"sku":"9798354049042-001","price":4.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0589\/4225\/9261\/files\/27030043488722.jpg?v=1791379800","url":"https:\/\/www.bluevasebooks.com\/products\/the-wrong-box-the-1889-victorian-mystery-classic-annotated","provider":"Blue Vase Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}