The Busy Body. A Comedy. By Mrs. Centlivre. Adapted for theatrical representation, as performed at the Theatres-Royal, Drury-Lane and Covent-Garden. Regulated from the prompt-books, by permission of the managers.

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Title The Busy Body. A Comedy. By Mrs. Centlivre. Adapted for theatrical representation, as performed at the Theatres-Royal, Drury-Lane and Covent-Garden. Regulated from the prompt-books, by permission of the managers.
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Signed Author By Mrs. Centlivre
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Volumes 1
Pagination 112
Date of Publication 1791
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Date of First Publication 1709
Imprint Printed for the proprietors, under the direction of John Bell, British Library, Strand, bookseller to His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales.
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Location of Printing London GB
Format Duodecimo (12mo)
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Centlivre, Susanna. The Busy Body. A Comedy. By Mrs. Centlivre. Adapted for theatrical representation, as performed at the Theatres-Royal, Drury-Lane and Covent-Garden. Regulated from the prompt-books, by permission of the managers.The Women's Print History Project, 2019, title ID 7699, https://womensprinthistoryproject.com/title/7699. Accessed 2025-10-30. 

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  year={1791},
  title={The Busy Body. A Comedy. By Mrs. Centlivre. Adapted for theatrical representation, as performed at the Theatres-Royal, Drury-Lane and Covent-Garden. Regulated from the prompt-books, by permission of the managers.},
  publisher={John Bell [132 Strand]},
  address={London},    }

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