The Centlivre, Susanna 1667?-1723 creator Byrd, Jess text utu 2005 monographic en 1 online resource : multiple file formats "The Busie Body" by Susanna Centlivre is a Restoration comedy first performed in 1709. The play follows two young couples attempting to outwit their guardians and choose their own marriage partners. Miranda must navigate her miserly guardian's control over her inheritance, while Isabinda faces her father's plan to marry her to a Spanish stranger. Meanwhile, the well-meaning but foolish Marplot repeatedly interferes in everyone's romantic schemes with disastrous results. This witty exploration of parental authority and matrimonial freedom became the eighteenth century's most popular female-authored play. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Busie_Body Augustan Reprint Society, publication number 19 Release date is 2005-09-24 Produced by Louise Hope, David Starner and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net Original publication data not identified English drama PR Original publication data not identified https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/16740 https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/16740 UtSlPG 260607 20260610133406.0 16740