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The Beggar's Opera; to Which is Prefixed the Musick to Each Song

John Gay · Claud Lovat Fraser

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Published2008
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John Gay

John Gay

John Gay 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.

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