Gay, John
A Unique Masterpiece
A commentary on Beggar's Opera with a bibliography and biography on John Gay.
Beggar's Opera and its Sanskrit Puns
Puts forth evidence that John Gay's classic contains Sanskritic wordplay.
Poetry Archive
An index of his poems with a biography and links to related sites.
Samuel Johnson's Lives of the English Poets: John Gay (1685-1732)
Contains Johnson's "Preface" to Gay's works, links to Gay's works online, and a selection of poems.
Selected Poetry of John Gay (1685-1732)
Five poems and an excerpt from Beggar's Opera.
The Beggar's Opera
Full electronic text of Beggar's Opera plus analysis of its impact.
The Contemplator's Short History John Gay and The Beggar's Opera
Biography and information about work plus links to related material, embedded audio, and links to lyrics and MIDI files.
The Lied and Art Song Texts Page: John Gay (1685-1732)
His poems which have been set to music. Does not claim to be exhaustive.
Wikipedia: John Gay
Article focused mainly on his literary abilities, especially his Beggar's Opera. Includes portrait, internal references to related people and topics, and quotes.
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