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A busybody, meddler, nosey parker, or marplot is someone who meddles in the affairs of others. An early study of the type was made by the ancient Greek philosopher Theophrastus in his typology, Characters , "In the proffered services of the busybody there is much of the affectation of kind-heartedness, and little efficient aid."
A busybody is someone who meddles in the affairs of others. The term may also refer to: Busybody (horse), thoroughbred; Busy Body, by Luther Vandross; The Busy-Body (pen name), column in American Weekly Mercury; The Busy Body (film) (1967) The Busy Body, 1966 novel by Donald E. Westlake; Busy Bodies, 1933 short film starring Laurel and Hardy
C. Max Cady; Father Callahan; Nick Carraway; Nick Carter-Killmaster; Nick Carter (character) Colonel Cathcart; Holden Caulfield; Lemmy Caution; Hagbard Celine
The list was criticized as biased towards English-language books, particularly those published by American authors. [3] Nigerian academic Ainehi Edoro criticized the lack of literature by African authors and the predominance of American literature on the list and called the list "an act of cultural erasure". [4]
This category should contain only sub-categories, and a small number of articles on people who have influenced literature but do not fit into any of the sub-categories. See also: Category:Literary characters
Biography: a written narrative of a person's life; an autobiography is a self-written biography. Memoir: a biographical account of a particular event or period in a person's life (rather than their whole life) drawn from personal knowledge or special sources (such as the spouse of the subject). Misery literature; Slave narrative. Contemporary ...
The time covered in individual years covers Renaissance, Baroque and Modern literature, while Medieval literature is resolved by century. Note: List of years in poetry exists specifically for poetry. See Table of years in literature for an overview of all "year in literature" pages. Several attempts have been made to create a list of world ...
This is a list of fictional diaries categorized by type, including fictional works in diary form, diaries appearing in fictional works, and hoax diaries. The first category, fictional works in diary form, lists fictional works where the story, or a major part of the story, is told in the form of a character's diary. [ 1 ]