Cowardice Court

A light romantic comedy of manners set around a feud between neighboring estates, where a prickly nobleman, his young American wife, and a wealthy heir clash over property lines and a supposedly haunted cottage. Mistaken identities, polite combativeness, and deliberate trespasses produce a string of witty encounters that shift between mock hostilities and growing attraction. Local ghost lore and theatrical scares are used as plot devices and social spectacle, while servants, animals, and an amused narrator add comic complications. The episodic chapters combine satire of social pretensions with farcical set pieces about courtship, courage, and reputation.