The John Gay Page
( 1685 - 1732 )
Major Works
The Present State of Wit ( 1711 ).
The Shepherd's Week in Six Pastorals ( 1714 ).
Trivia; Or, The Art of Walking the Streets of London ( 1716 ).
Poems on Several Occasions ( 1720 ).
Fables ( 1727 - 38 ).
The Beggar's Opera ( 1728; 1729 ). On Line with Biographical Notice and Bibliography
The Letters of John Gay. Edited by C. F. Burgess. Oxford, 1966.
"Song" On Line
About Gay
David Nokes, John Gay: A Profession of Friendship. Oxford, 1995.
Brief Notice of JG
John Gay Criticism from Internet Public Library.
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