Box And Cox

""Box and Cox"" is a short comedic play written by John Maddison Morton Esquire. The story follows two men, Mr. Box and Mr. Cox, who unknowingly rent the same room from the same landlord. The two men work opposite shifts, with Box working during the day and Cox working at night. They never meet each other until one day, they both come home early and discover the situation. The landlord tries to keep them from discovering each other, but eventually, they do and hilarity ensues. The play is a classic example of farce and has been adapted into various forms, including an opera and a musical. This edition of the book includes the full text of the play and an introduction from the editor.It is not the case only with the coals, Mrs. Bouncer, but I've lately observed a gradual and steady increase of evaporation among my candles, wood, sugar and lucifer matches.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.