John Gay
Birth date: June 30, 1685
Died: December 04, 1732
John Gay's Books
Two stars only, despite the fact that the subject is London and I would really like to go there this summer but with Corona, it is unsure whether this will be possible!To me, this felt like John Gay wanted to write an epic tale about, walking through London. There is loads of references to Greek Myt...
I recall being told once upon a time that the poet John Gay was an ancestor, and I formed an intention to read something of his. And then there was a reference to The Beggar's Opera and the Three Penny Opera in something I was reading on the kindle, which made it dead easy to download a copy to sati...
Although it may be odd to read a musical, this is fascinating to me! It was written for the stage and employed many popular tunes from the day (1728). Here's a sample from Page 29 "A fox may steal your Hens, SirA Whore your Helath and Pence, SirYour Daughter robs your chest, SirYour wife may Steal y...
DVD has arrived---"Fill every glass, for wine inspires us, and fires us, With courage, love and joy. Women and wine should life employ. Is there ought else on earth desirous?"From wiki: The work took satiric aim at the passionate interest of the upper classes in Italian opera, and simultaneously set...
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![The All-Story Magazine [1908/12] - Stephen Brandish, Albert Edward Converse, J. Aubrey Tyson, Charles Francis Bourke, John Dyer, William Wallace Cook, John Gay, George Creel, Edgar Franklin, Philip S. Hichborn, Campbell McCulloch, Howard Dwight Smiley, Clinton Scollard, Helen Tompkins, Burke Jenkins, Ral](http://booklikes.com/photo/max/150/0/upload/books/66/55/d6bc5d0109eb8e48978470c557f80492.jpg)
![The Beggar's Opera [with Biographical Introduction] (Drama Classics S.) - John Gay, Colin Counsell](http://booklikes.com/photo/max/150/0/upload/books/4/24/c9bb587e5c913adeadc0b87b365ea1e4.jpg)
