Project Gutenberg 2003-02-01 Public domain in the USA. 250 Trollope, Anthony 1815 1882 The Man Who Kept His Money in a Box Transcribed from the 1864 Chapman and Hall “Tales of All Countries” edition by David Price "The Man Who Kept His Money in a Box" by Anthony Trollope is a short narrative written during the Victorian era, specifically in the mid-19th century. This tale revolves around themes of travel, trust, and financial security as it chronicles an encounter with an Englishman, Mr. Greene, who is excessively protective over a box containing his money and jewelry. The story captures both the whimsical and precarious nature of human relationships that develop among strangers during their travels. The story follows an unnamed narrator who first meets Mr. Greene and his family while traveling through picturesque regions of Switzerland and Italy. As the Greene family embarks on their journey, Mr. Greene reveals his penchant for carrying cash in an easily stealable box. The narrative escalates when the box goes missing after a boat trip to Bellaggio, prompting a chaotic search for it. As the urgency builds, the narrator becomes embroiled in the family's misadventure, leading him to question the genuineness of their plight. Ultimately, the mixed feelings of sympathy and suspicion towards the Greene family highlight the themes of trust and the human condition, particularly in the context of financial matters and personal interactions among travelers. The conclusion reveals the lost box's unexpected return, and with it, the complexities of human interactions amidst the chaos of travel. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 79.5 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Short stories Travelers -- Fiction British -- Europe -- Fiction PR Text Category: Short Stories Category: British Literature 95066 2025-10-02T08:37:30.284444 text/html 93449 2015-11-29T10:01:18 text/html 119090 2025-10-02T08:37:35.861417 application/epub+zip 117845 2025-10-02T08:37:33.421413 application/epub+zip 99834 2025-10-02T08:37:32.231412 application/epub+zip 263034 2025-10-02T08:37:37.585399 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 255058 2025-10-02T08:37:35.102426 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 222557 2022-09-02T11:41:14.359224 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 86276 2025-10-02T08:37:30.004480 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 86381 2015-11-29T10:01:16 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18810 2025-10-02T08:37:37.707441 application/rdf+xml 16889 2025-10-02T08:37:32.731432 image/jpeg 3847 2025-10-02T08:37:32.476426 image/jpeg 32062 2015-11-29T10:01:34 application/octet-stream application/zip 33426 2015-11-29T10:01:34 application/octet-stream application/zip 121116 2025-10-02T08:37:30.293433 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia