Project Gutenberg 2013-04-13 Public domain in the USA. 434 Morton, John Maddison 1811 1891 Morton, J. M. (John Maddison) Morton, Maddison Box and Cox: A Romance of Real Life in One Act. Reading ease score: 86.9 (6th grade). Easy to read. Produced by Paul Haxo from page images generously made available by the Internet Archive and the Library of Congress. "Box and Cox: A Romance of Real Life in One Act" by John Maddison Morton is a comical play written in the mid-19th century, reflecting the theatrical style of the Victorian era. This one-act farce revolves around the comedic misunderstandings between two lodgers, John Box, a printer, and James Cox, a hatter, both unknowingly sharing the same room in a boarding house managed by the shrewd Mrs. Bouncer. The play captures the theme of mistaken identity and the absurdity of life, portrayed humorously through the interactions and conflicts between the characters. The narrative follows Box and Cox as they navigate the peculiar circumstances of renting the same room at different times of the day without realizing each other's existence. Complications arise when both men inadvertently cross paths, leading to a humorous confrontation as they accuse each other of intruding. Mrs. Bouncer's clever manipulation of the situation only adds to the chaos. The plot thickens when they discover their connection to the same woman, Penelope Ann, leading to a series of comically exaggerated negotiations over ownership of her affections, and an unexpected twist regarding her fate. Ultimately, the play highlights themes of camaraderie and conflict resolution, ending on a note of amicable understanding as they decide to share their room rather than be adversaries. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/42523/42523-h/images/cover.jpg en Comedies English drama -- 19th century PR Text Browsing: Literature Browsing: Performing Arts/Film Browsing: Fiction 91969 2024-10-18T03:36:37.269683 2023-09-18T12:05:52.570072 text/html text/html 91862 2013-04-13T13:40:54 text/html; charset=utf-8 299075 2013-04-13T13:40:56 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 306373 2024-10-18T03:36:40.670666 application/epub+zip 305135 2024-10-18T03:36:38.048687 application/epub+zip 93828 2024-10-18T03:36:37.655651 application/epub+zip 354861 2024-10-18T03:36:42.607648 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 369047 2024-10-18T03:36:40.279681 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 158087 2022-09-19T12:12:56.241851 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 62038 61916 2024-10-18T03:36:36.800675 2023-09-18T12:05:52.143082 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 61767 2013-04-13T13:40:16 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 23558 2013-04-13T13:40:56 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20198 2024-10-18T03:36:42.737636 application/rdf+xml 16865 2024-10-18T03:36:37.737671 image/jpeg 2737 2024-10-18T03:36:37.695657 image/jpeg 302643 2024-10-18T03:36:37.284640 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia