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Lifetime: 1817 - 1880 Passed: ≈ 144 years ago

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Tom Taylor

Books by Tom Taylor

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Our American Cousin

Satire Comedy Drama
Family Marriage Play Love Social Satire Comedy Identity Aristocracy Farce Humor American English Estate Culture Clash

Our American Cousin is a three-act farce by English playwright Tom Taylor, first staged in 1858. The play centers on Asa Trenchard, a naive and somewhat uncouth American who arrives in England to claim his family's estate. His arrival throws the aris...