Lloyd Osbourne (1868–1947)

Robert Louis Stevenson with his usual storytelling of the South Seas.

Actually read adaptation by Josephone Ohayon but that wasn't listed.

1870s There are three surviving offspring, Michael, Morris and John, of the two brothers Joseph (71) and Masterman (73), who themselves are the last two members of a tontine. Can the cousins outwit each other to claim the money.
Didn't really hold my interest.

I chose this because of a reference to it in The Island of Sheep. I got off to a bad start with it and gave up fairly quickly. However, after reading some blurbs, I went back, after reading Miss Pym Disposes to see if things improved. Nope, this book stinks. It's supposed to be humorous, but it's stuffy and boring.