The Wrong Box

This is the extended annotated edition including a detailed biographical primer on the life and works of the author. It must always be a subject for wonder why Stevenson, whose reputation as a writer was jealously guarded by himself and his friends, should ever have accepted the part of joint-author of this farcical tale. A generous desire for his stepson to share in the benefit of association with himself is the most credible explanation. The tale in the first instance was written and re-w...