In this darkly comedic farce, the greedy Morris Finsbury will stop at nothing to secure his uncle's investment fortune. In a case of mistaken identity, he finds a body which he believes to be his uncle's. Seeking to conceal the fact of the man's death, Morris sends the body in a barrel by post to his own address. The labels are confused on the mail train and in short order an entire cast of outrageously-comedic characters find themselves enlisted in frantically seeking or concealing the unfortunate parcel.

The Wrong Box is a little-known book by a very well-known author. R.L. Stevenson, author of Treasure Island, Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde and Kidnapped, wrote this uncharacteristic volume in collaboration with his stepson, Lloyd Osbourne.

This unabridged edition of The Wrong Box by Robert Louis Stevenson and Lloyd Osbourne includes:

• Annotations

• An introductory note by the editor

• A brief biography of the authors

The body of this edition's text has not been abridged and is true to the form it took in 1889. All contributions by the editor are intended to make the book more accessible to the modern reader without resorting to alteration.