John Gay

Oil painting by [[Godfrey Kneller]] of an unknown man traditionally identified as John Gay<ref>{{cite web |title=Unknown man, formerly known as John Gay – National Portrait Gallery |url=https://www.npg.org.uk/collections/search/portrait/mw02436/Unknown-man-formerly-known-as-John-Gay |publisher=National Portrait Gallery |access-date=27 June 2022}}</ref> John Gay (30 June 1685 – 4 December 1732) was an English poet and dramatist and member of the Scriblerus Club. He is best remembered for ''The Beggar's Opera'' (1728), a ballad opera. The characters, including Captain Macheath and Polly Peachum, became household names. Provided by Wikipedia
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    The Beggar's Opera. by Gay, John

    Published 1753
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    Beggars Opera, The. by Gay, John

    Published 2000
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    Red dust on the green leaves ; a Kpelle twins' childhood by Gay, John

    Published 1973
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    Fables by Gay, John, 1685-1732

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    Poetry and prose of John Gay by Gay, John, 1685-1732

    Published 1974
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    The letters of John Gay by Gay, John, 1685-1732

    Published 1966
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    Writings on Elizabethan drama by Brereton, J. Le Gay (John Le Gay), 1871-1933

    Published 1948
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    War with Iran : political, military and economic consequences by Kemp, Geoffrey

    Published 2013
    Other Authors: “…Gay, John Allen…”
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    The beggar's opera

    Published 1969
    Other Authors: “…Gay, John, 1685-1732…”
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    The beggar's opera original songs and airs. / Opéra des gueux

    Published 2003
    Other Authors: “…Gay, John, 1685-1732…”
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    The beggar's opera by Britten, Benjamin, 1913-1976

    Published 2005
    Other Authors: “…Gay, John, 1685-1732…”
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    The beggar's opera

    Published 2000
    Other Authors: “…Gay, John, 1685-1732…”
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    Twelve famous plays of the restoration and eighteenth century

    Published 1933
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    Acis and Galatea by Handel, George Frideric, 1685-1759, Handel, George Frideric, 1685-1759

    Published 2010
    Other Authors: “…Gay, John, 1685-1732…”
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