# Our American Cousin

By Tom Taylor.

"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. (Summary by Project Gutenberg, written by machine.)

- Language: English
- Subjects: Comedy plays; Americans -- England -- Drama; Aristocracy (Social class) -- England -- Drama

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## Audiobooks of it

- [Our American Cousin (Dramatic Reading)](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/books/librivox/9815) by Tom Taylor (2 h 11 min, English)

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