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 Project Gutenberg 2013-04-13 Public domain in the USA. 292 Morton, John Maddison 1811 1891 Morton, J. M. (John Maddison) Morton, Maddison Box and Cox: A Romance of Real Life in One Act. Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Box_and_Cox_(farce) Produced by Paul Haxo from page images generously made available by the Internet Archive and the Library of Congress. "Box and Cox: A Romance of Real Life in One Act" by John Maddison Morton is a comical play written in the mid-19th century, reflecting the theatrical style of the Victorian era. This one-act farce revolves around the comedic misunderstandings between two lodgers, John Box, a printer, and James Cox, a hatter, both unknowingly sharing the same room in a boarding house managed by the shrewd Mrs. Bouncer. The play captures the theme of mistaken identity and the absurdity of life, portrayed humorously through the interactions and conflicts between the characters. The narrative follows Box and Cox as they navigate the peculiar circumstances of renting the same room at different times of the day without realizing each other's existence. Complications arise when both men inadvertently cross paths, leading to a humorous confrontation as they accuse each other of intruding. Mrs. Bouncer's clever manipulation of the situation only adds to the chaos. The plot thickens when they discover their connection to the same woman, Penelope Ann, leading to a series of comically exaggerated negotiations over ownership of her affections, and an unexpected twist regarding her fate. Ultimately, the play highlights themes of camaraderie and conflict resolution, ending on a note of amicable understanding as they decide to share their room rather than be adversaries. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/42523/42523-h/images/cover.jpg Reading ease score: 86.9 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Comedy plays English drama -- 19th century PR Text Browsing: Literature Browsing: Performing Arts/Film Browsing: Fiction Category: Humour Category: Plays/Films/Dramas Category: British Literature 92057 2025-06-17T08:38:40.116858 text/html 91862 2013-04-13T13:40:54 text/html; charset=utf-8 306430 2025-06-17T08:38:43.721840 application/epub+zip 305145 2025-06-17T08:38:41.037849 application/epub+zip 93836 2025-06-17T08:38:40.605854 application/epub+zip 354907 2025-06-17T08:38:45.665828 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 369157 2025-06-17T08:38:43.325833 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 158087 2022-09-19T12:12:56.241851 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 61916 2023-09-18T12:05:52.143082 text/plain 16347 2025-06-17T08:38:45.810806 application/rdf+xml 16865 2025-06-17T08:38:40.705842 image/jpeg 2737 2025-06-17T08:38:40.650848 image/jpeg 302675 2025-06-17T08:38:40.132864 application/octet-stream application/zip en.wikipedia