TY - BOOK AU - Vance,Louis Joseph AU - Keller,Arthur Ignatius TI - The Bandbox AV - PS PY - 2010/// CY - Salt Lake City, UT PB - Project Gutenberg KW - Love stories KW - Adventure stories KW - Mystery fiction N1 - Release date is 2010-01-19; Produced by Suzanne Shell, Walt Farrell and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.); Original publication data not identified N2 - "The Bandbox" by Louis Joseph Vance is a novel likely written in the early 20th century. The story unfolds around Mr. Benjamin Staff, an American playwright, who is experiencing a tumultuous blend of homesickness and lovesickness while in London. The narrative introduces themes of romance and mystery, particularly surrounding a mysteriously delivered hat-box, hinting at a deeper intrigue involving relationships and personal identity. At the start of the novel, Mr. Staff finds himself in a dining room, grappling with his longing for home and a particular someone he wishes to marry. He decides to book passage back to New York but soon becomes entangled in a comedic situation when he inadvertently claims a hat-box that belongs to a young woman named Miss Eleanor Searle. As he navigates the mix-up, he also encounters a peculiar man named Mr. Iff, leading to an unexpected adventure. This opening sets the stage for a charming and humorous exploration of misconceptions, companionship, and the complexities of love. (This is an automatically generated summary.) UR - https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/31021 ER -