Our Town and the Cosmic One-Acts by Thornton Wilder
Don't Miss "American Classic" on MGM+ premiering March 1, 2026. The TV series celebrates Thornton Wilder's beloved play, Our Town.
"[Our Town] leaves us with a sense of blessing, and the unspoken but palpable command to achieve gratitude in what remains of our days on earth." -- The New Yorker
Thornton Wilder's Pulitzer Prize-winning drama of life in the mythical village of Grover's Corners, New Hampshire--an allegorical representation of all life--is an American classic. It is the simple story of a love affair that asks timeless questions about the meaning of love, life, and death.
Our Town explores the relationship between two young neighbors, George Gibbs and Emily Webb, whose childhood friendship blossoms into romance, and then culminates in marriage. When Emily loses her life during childbirth, the circle of life portrayed in each of the three acts--childhood, adulthood, and death--is fully realized.
Widely considered one of the greatest American plays of all time, Our Town debuted on Broadway in 1938 and continues to be performed daily on stages around the world. This special edition includes an afterword by Wilder's nephew, Tappan Wilder, with illuminating documentary material about the playwright and his most famous drama.
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To Kill a Mockingbird
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A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
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The Bell Jar
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The Poisonwood Bible
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Brave New World
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The Unbearable Lightness of Being
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One Hundred Years of Solitude
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Bel Canto
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A People's History of the United States
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The Golden Notebook
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The Bean Trees
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Profiles in Courage
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Black Boy
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John Halifax, Gentleman
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Go Set a Watchman
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Native Son
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The Space Between Us
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Love Medicine
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Middlemarch
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The Crying of Lot 49
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The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
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Villette
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The Mysteries of Pittsburgh
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The Great Gatsby
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The Autobiography of Mark Twain
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The Lacuna
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The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
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Mrs. Kimble
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9780063465626 |
| ISBN 10 | 0063465620 |
| Title | Our Town and the Cosmic One-Acts |
| Author | Thornton Wilder |
| Series | Harper Perennial Deluxe Editions |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | HarperCollins Publishers Inc |
| Year published | 2025-11-04 |
| Number of pages | 224 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
| Note | Unavailable |