Project Gutenberg 2005-09-24 Public domain in the USA. 248 Centlivre, Susanna 1666 1723 Carrol, Susanna Centlivre, Susannah Fox, Susanna Freeman, Susanna Centlivre, Susanna Carroll Carroll, S. (Susanna) Byrd, Jess The Busie Body Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Busie_Body Augustan Reprint Society, publication number 19 Produced by Louise Hope, David Starner and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net "The Busie Body" by Susanna Centlivre is a comedy written in the early 18th century. This light-hearted play centers around the themes of intrigue and mistaken identity, featuring characters such as the jealous guardian Sir Francis Gripe and the clever heiress Miranda. It reflects the comedic tradition of the time, focusing on the foibles of love and the absurdity of social conventions. The opening of the play introduces us to Sir George and Charles in a park, where they engage in witty banter about love and financial matters. Sir George expresses his feelings for Miranda, while Charles laments his father's avarice and his own inability to inherit his uncle's estate until he comes of age. Their conversation is interrupted by the arrival of Marplot, a foolish character whose propensity to meddle is highlighted early on. The humorous exchanges set the tone for the play, establishing a backdrop of romantic entanglements and comical misunderstandings that will define the unfolding drama. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 82.7 (6th grade). Easy to read. en English drama PR Text Category: Humour Category: Plays/Films/Dramas Category: British Literature 220719 2025-07-07T08:25:13.915512 text/html 215925 2020-12-12T13:55:43 text/html 159501 2025-07-07T08:25:21.256508 application/epub+zip 161604 2025-07-07T08:25:16.198517 application/epub+zip 148082 2025-07-07T08:25:14.852503 application/epub+zip 297985 2025-07-07T08:25:24.511476 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 262409 2025-07-07T08:25:20.296485 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 221552 2022-09-08T07:16:38.943622 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 170547 2025-07-07T08:25:12.533518 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 170418 2020-12-12T13:55:43 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 170412 2020-12-12T13:55:43 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 21733 2025-07-07T08:25:24.662474 application/rdf+xml 11782 2025-07-07T08:25:15.370576 image/jpeg 3316 2025-07-07T08:25:15.108609 image/jpeg 65788 2020-12-12T13:55:43 application/octet-stream application/zip 84870 2020-12-12T13:55:43 application/octet-stream application/zip 65768 2020-12-12T13:55:43 application/octet-stream application/zip 151431 2025-07-07T08:25:13.934525 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia