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    Answering the Phone: A Farce
    Answering the Phone: A Farce
    Answering the Phone: A Farce
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    Answering the Phone: A Farce

    By Elizabeth F. Guptill

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    "Answering the Phone: A Farce" by Elizabeth F. Guptill is a one-act and two-scene play, or farce, with an Irish maid who does not quite understand what the telephone is, but pretends so as to keep her job, as opposed to the prior maid. This book captures the charming innocence that comes along with being introduced to new technology that can resonate with a surprising number of readers even to this day.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherGood Press
    Release dateDec 19, 2019
    ISBN4064066136369
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      Answering the Phone - Elizabeth F. Guptill

      Elizabeth F. Guptill

      Answering the Phone: A Farce

      Published by Good Press, 2022

      goodpress@okpublishing.info

      EAN 4064066136369

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