A review by msand3
The Wrong Box by Lloyd Osbourne, Robert Louis Stevenson

2.0

1.5 stars. This Victorian-era Weekend at Bernie’s is a dreadful piece of fluff from RLS. I guess I can’t blame him, as it was actually written by his teenage stepson, and he just “revised” it as a quick cash-grab during his burgeoning popularity. The absurd plot is farcical in all the worst ways: unbelievable, unnecessarily complex, and without any redeeming value beyond its entertainment. Sadly, the novel has not aged well in that final regard. Skip it, unless you’re an RLS fan. And even then, you may want to save this one until you’ve read deeper into his catalogue.