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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.

Shane is straight out of prison, and plans to wreck everything dear to the man who put him behind bars. And number one on that list is Rosen, Ed Beck’s son. Shane’s plan is to incriminate the boy, but when the dreamy blue eyes meet his, Shane can think of a hundred other ways to ruin Rosen right under his father’s nose.

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.

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)

Meet the Newells...A big family of good lookers and hard grafters. From their sleepy working class backwater, the siblings break into Oxford academia, London’s high life, the glossy world of magazine publishing and the stratospheric riches of New York’s hedge funds.

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.

Secrets unravel and danger mounts as Theresa's search for her missing twins leads her straight into the shadows of her own dark history. When twins Ashley and Sarah disappear, their mother Theresa's world shatters. Guided by Detective Hal, clues eerily point to her past lover—the twins' father. Plunged into a dark maze with enemies lurking at every turn, can Theresa's fierce love bring her daughters back from a perilous fate? Dive into a pulse-pounding tale of love, betrayal, and suspense.