The Dover Road
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The Dover Road is a comedic play by A. A. Milne that humorously explores romance and mistaken intentions when eloping couples are waylaid at an eccentric country house.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Dover Road canonical | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
play
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stage comedy ⓘ |
| audience | adult theatre audiences ⓘ |
| author | A. A. Milne NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| authorOfSameGenre | A. A. Milne NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| dramaticStyle | light comedy of manners ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceLocation | London NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
comedy
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romantic comedy ⓘ |
| hasAdaptation | The Lady Vanishes (1938 film, loosely inspired) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCharacterType |
eccentric host
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eloping couple ⓘ |
| hasDialogueStyle | witty banter ⓘ |
| hasMotif |
country-house confinement
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obstacles to elopement ⓘ testing romantic compatibility ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | early 20th century ⓘ |
| medium | theatre ⓘ |
| narrativeDevice | forced stay in a country house ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus | eloping couples waylaid at a country house ⓘ |
| setting |
England
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an eccentric country house ⓘ |
| structure | three-act play ⓘ |
| theme |
elopement
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marriage ⓘ mistaken intentions ⓘ romance ⓘ |
| tone | humorous ⓘ |
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