Our American Cousin by Tom Taylor
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"Our American Cousin" by Tom Taylor is a three-act play that premiered in 1858. When boorish American Asa Trenchard travels to England to claim his family's estate, he clashes hilariously with his aristocratic English relatives. The farce became a theatrical sensation, particularly due to the eccentric Lord Dundreary character who captivated audiences on both sides of the Atlantic. Despite its critical and popular success throughout the 19th century, the play gained tragic
notoriety as the performance Abraham Lincoln attended when he was assassinated at Ford's Theatre. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Taylor, Tom, 1817-1880 |
|---|---|
| Title | Our American Cousin |
| Note | Note of interest: This was the play Abraham Lincoln was watching when he was assassinated. |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Our_American_Cousin |
| Credits | The Levin family and David Widger |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 95.1 (5th grade). Very easy to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | PR: Language and Literatures: English literature |
| Subject | Comedy plays |
| Subject | Americans -- England -- Drama |
| Subject | Aristocracy (Social class) -- England -- Drama |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 3158 |
| Release Date | Apr 1, 2002 |
| Last Update | Jul 5, 2021 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 790 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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