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 2013-09-21 Public domain in the USA. 142 Stevenson, Robert Louis 1850 1894 Stevenson, R. L. (Robert Louis) Osbourne, Lloyd 1868 1947 Osbourne, Samuel Lloyd Osborne, Lloyd Wyzewa, Teodor de 1862 1917 Wyzewa, Téodor de De Wyzewa, Teodor Wyzewa, T. de (Teodor) Wyzewa, Théodore de Wyzewa, Theodore de Wyzewski, Teodor The Wrong Box. French Le mort vivant 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) "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.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/43784/43784-h/images/cover.jpg Reading ease score: 73.1 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. fr Inheritance and succession -- Fiction Cousins -- Fiction Uncles -- Fiction Brothers -- Fiction Mystery fiction Avarice -- Fiction PR Text FR Littérature Category: Humour Category: Novels Category: British Literature 444178 2025-07-17T14:29:47.598027 text/html 427139 2024-10-23T18:41:06 text/html 206622 2025-07-17T14:29:52.418521 application/epub+zip 213444 2025-07-17T14:29:48.259038 application/epub+zip 213444 2025-07-17T14:29:47.923017 application/epub+zip 347934 2025-07-17T14:29:55.894474 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 321545 2025-07-17T14:29:52.117523 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 321680 2022-09-20T04:04:28.317877 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 422768 2023-09-19T06:57:28.006636 text/plain 402797 2024-10-23T18:41:06 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 20261 2025-07-17T14:29:56.033492 application/rdf+xml 9652 2025-07-17T14:29:48.005013 image/jpeg 2164 2025-07-17T14:29:47.964026 image/jpeg 195434 2025-07-17T14:29:47.636024 application/octet-stream application/zip en.wikipedia en.wikipedia fr.wikipedia en.wikipedia