Three beggars are entrusted to deliver a cargo of champagne after the sudden death of the crew for smallpox. The three see this as a simple way to make money, but the journey will not go according to...

In the 1870s, Joseph and Masterman Finsbury find themselves the only two survivors of a tontine. A train disaster will offer the opportunity to escape the oppressive care of his sons to protect their...

A black comic novel about the last remaining survivors of a tontine - a group life-insurance policy in which the last surviving member stands to receive a fortune. It is a farcical, eccentric and brilliantly...

In 'The Ebb-Tide: A Trio And Quartette,' readers are invited to explore the intricate tapestry of human nature, as nuanced portrayals of ambition, morality, and despair interweave through its pages. This...

Connaissez-vous le système de la tontine? Un groupe de personnes cotise à part égale, et le dernier survivant rafle la mise totale. Le Mort vivant est l'histoire de deux frères, derniers prétendants d'une...

The Wrong Box is a black comedy novel co-written by Robert Louis Stevenson and Lloyd Osbourne, first published in 1889. The story is about two brothers who are the last two surviving members of a tontine....

In 'The Ebb-Tide: A Trio And Quartette,' readers are invited into a complex web of adventure and moral ambiguity, masterfully woven by Lloyd Osbourne and Robert Louis Stevenson. This anthology, comprising...

Explore the rich tapestry of American humor with "The Wit and Humor of America" — a meticulously curated anthology spanning ten volumes. Edited by the renowned American humorist Marshall P. Wilder, this...