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Uniform Title: The Wrong Box. French
Title: Le mort vivant
Credits:
Produced by Laurent Vogel and the Online Distributed
Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was
produced from images generously made available by the
Bibliothèque nationale de France (BnF/Gallica) at
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Summary: "Le Mort Vivant" by Robert Louis Stevenson and Lloyd Osbourne is a novel written in the early 20th century. The story centers around the Finsbury family, particularly focusing on Joseph and Masterman Finsbury, who are caught up in a tontine scheme. As the narrative unfolds, elements of dark humor, absurdity, and familial dynamics are explored, setting the stage for a rather unconventional tale. The opening of the novel introduces Joseph Finsbury, a rather eccentric character devoted to giving lectures, who has also become the guardian to his late brother's children. The story hints at a financial crisis stemming from a tontine—a financial arrangement in which participants contribute money and the last surviving member gains the entire sum. As Joseph deals with the mundanities of life, the tone mixes light satire with poignant reflections on the human condition. The dynamics within the Finsbury family, especially the tensions between Joseph and his more responsible brother, Masterman, are also established, laying the groundwork for the unfolding drama and comedy that blends elements of mortality, greed, and eccentricity. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Reading Level: Reading ease score: 73.1 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read.
Author: Stevenson, Robert Louis, 1850-1894
Author: Osbourne, Lloyd, 1868-1947
Translator: Wyzewa, Teodor de, 1862-1917
EBook No.: 43784
Published: Sep 21, 2013
Downloads: 119
Language: French
Subject: Inheritance and succession -- Fiction
Subject: Cousins -- Fiction
Subject: Uncles -- Fiction
Subject: Brothers -- Fiction
Subject: Mystery fiction
Subject: Avarice -- Fiction
LoCC: Language and Literatures: English literature
Category: Text
Rights: Public domain in the USA.
This edition has images.
Uniform Title: The Wrong Box. French
Title: Le mort vivant
Credits:
Produced by Laurent Vogel and the Online Distributed
Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was
produced from images generously made available by the
Bibliothèque nationale de France (BnF/Gallica) at
http://gallica.bnf.fr)
Summary: "Le Mort Vivant" by Robert Louis Stevenson and Lloyd Osbourne is a novel written in the early 20th century. The story centers around the Finsbury family, particularly focusing on Joseph and Masterman Finsbury, who are caught up in a tontine scheme. As the narrative unfolds, elements of dark humor, absurdity, and familial dynamics are explored, setting the stage for a rather unconventional tale. The opening of the novel introduces Joseph Finsbury, a rather eccentric character devoted to giving lectures, who has also become the guardian to his late brother's children. The story hints at a financial crisis stemming from a tontine—a financial arrangement in which participants contribute money and the last surviving member gains the entire sum. As Joseph deals with the mundanities of life, the tone mixes light satire with poignant reflections on the human condition. The dynamics within the Finsbury family, especially the tensions between Joseph and his more responsible brother, Masterman, are also established, laying the groundwork for the unfolding drama and comedy that blends elements of mortality, greed, and eccentricity. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Reading Level: Reading ease score: 73.1 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read.
Author: Stevenson, Robert Louis, 1850-1894
Author: Osbourne, Lloyd, 1868-1947
Translator: Wyzewa, Teodor de, 1862-1917
EBook No.: 43784
Published: Sep 21, 2013
Downloads: 119
Language: French
Subject: Inheritance and succession -- Fiction
Subject: Cousins -- Fiction
Subject: Uncles -- Fiction
Subject: Brothers -- Fiction
Subject: Mystery fiction
Subject: Avarice -- Fiction
LoCC: Language and Literatures: English literature
Category: Text
Rights: Public domain in the USA.