John Gay

The 1728 play ridicules a broad spectrum of political figures and social conventions, depicting crime and vice at every level of society.

The Beggar's Opera

With The Beggar's Opera (1728), Gay invented the ballad opera. It is here published for the first time with its sequel, Polly, in which Macheath and Polly Peachum are transplanted to the West Indies. Together the plays offer a scathing and ebullient portrait of a society in which statesmen and outlaws are impossible to tell apart.

The Beggar's Opera and Polly

Or, the Art of Walking the Streets of London

Trivia

or, the Art of Walking the Streets of London

Written by Mr. Gay

John Christopher Pepusch

An Opera. Being the Second Part of the Beggar's Opera

Polly

Excerpt from The Beggar's Opera Player. As we live by the Mules, it is but Gratitude in us to encourage Poetical Merit wherever we find it. The Mufes', contrary to all other Ladies, pay no Dill tinetion to Dreis, and never partially mifiakethe Peri: nefs of Embroidery for Wit, nor the'modefty of West for Dulnefs. Be the Author. Who he will, we puih, his Play as far as it will go. So though you are in Want) I wifh'you fuccel's heartily. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

The Beggar's Opera (Classic Reprint)

With a Life of the Author and Embellished with a Plate to Each Fable

Fables

The Brightening Shadow

From a Prude, that was Unfortunately Metamorphos'd on Saturday December 29, 1722 ...

An Epistle to the Most Learned Doctor W--d----d

Fables by John Gay, with a Life of the Author

Francis Barker

Highgate Cemetery

The fables of John Gay illustr., with annotations by O.F. Owen

William Harvey

W H K 1844-1915 Wright

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With Biographical and Critical Introduction and Bibliograhical Appendix

The Fables of John Gay

Acis and Galatea, etc

Introductory memoir, longer poems, Epistles and epistolatory verse. Eclogues.- v. 2. Translations. Prdogues and epiloguos, Fables. Poems from 'Gay's chair', Miscellaneous pieces, Songs and ballads

Poems on Several Occasions

Fables of John Gay, Somewhat Altered. Affectionately Presented to Margaret Rose, by Her Uncle John Benson Rose. [With a Portrait.]

John Gay

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