It looks like you're offline.
Donate
English (en) Change Website Language
Open Library logo
additional options menu
Last edited by Tom Morris
September 23, 2022 | History
Edit

John Gay

English poet and playwright

We need a photo of John Gay

English poet and playwright (1685–1732)

Born 1685-06-30
Died 1732-12-04

150 works Add another?

Showing all works by author. Would you like to see only ebooks?

  • Cover of: present state of wit (1711)

    First published in 1947 — 1 edition
    Not in Library

    My Reading Lists:

    Create a new list

    Check-In

    ×Close
    Add an optional check-in date. Check-in dates are used to track yearly reading goals.
    Today
  • Cover of: The second part of The beggars opera

    First published in 1729 — 1 edition
    Not in Library

    My Reading Lists:

    Create a new list

    Check-In

    ×Close
    Add an optional check-in date. Check-in dates are used to track yearly reading goals.
    Today
  • Cover of: Selected poems

    First published in 1979 — 1 edition
    Borrow Listen

    My Reading Lists:

    Create a new list

    Check-In

    ×Close
    Add an optional check-in date. Check-in dates are used to track yearly reading goals.
    Today
  • Cover of: Seven songs from "The beggar's opera"

    First published in 1925 — 1 edition
    Not in Library

    My Reading Lists:

    Create a new list

    Check-In

    ×Close
    Add an optional check-in date. Check-in dates are used to track yearly reading goals.
    Today
  • Cover of: shephard's week in six pastorals

    First published in 1728 — 1 edition
    Not in Library

    My Reading Lists:

    Create a new list

    Check-In

    ×Close
    Add an optional check-in date. Check-in dates are used to track yearly reading goals.
    Today
  • Cover of: The shepherd's week, 1714.

    First published in 1969 — 1 edition
    Not in Library

    My Reading Lists:

    Create a new list

    Check-In

    ×Close
    Add an optional check-in date. Check-in dates are used to track yearly reading goals.
    Today
  • Cover of: Wine, a poem ...: To which is added Old England's new triumph: or, The battel of Audenard. A song.

    First published in 1708 — 1 edition
    Not in Library

    My Reading Lists:

    Create a new list

    Check-In

    ×Close
    Add an optional check-in date. Check-in dates are used to track yearly reading goals.
    Today
  • Cover of: To a lady on her passion for old china

    First published in 1725 — 1 edition
    Read Listen

    My Reading Lists:

    Create a new list

    Check-In

    ×Close
    Add an optional check-in date. Check-in dates are used to track yearly reading goals.
    Today
  • Cover of: The beggar's opera

    First published in 1937 — 1 edition
    Not in Library

    My Reading Lists:

    Create a new list

    Check-In

    ×Close
    Add an optional check-in date. Check-in dates are used to track yearly reading goals.
    Today
  • Cover of: The beggar's opera: Written by Mr. Gay. To which is prefixed the overture in score: and the musick to each song

    First published in 1765 — 1 edition
    Read Listen

    My Reading Lists:

    Create a new list

    Check-In

    ×Close
    Add an optional check-in date. Check-in dates are used to track yearly reading goals.
    Today
We need a photo of John Gay

English poet and playwright (1685–1732)

Born 1685-06-30
Died 1732-12-04

Subjects

Librettos, Ballad operas, Early works to 1800, English Fables, Operas, Drama, Poetry, Social life and customs, English drama, Fables, Brigands and robbers, Characters and characteristics, Conduct of life, Description and travel, English literature, History and criticism, Vocal scores with piano, Achilles (Greek mythology), Authors, English, Biography, British and irish drama (dramatic works by one author), Broadsides, Children's poetry, Collected works (single author, multi-form), Collections

Places

London (England), England, London

People

John Gay (1685-1732), Achilles (Mythological character), Geoffrey Chaucer (d. 1400), John Churchill Marlborough Duke of (1650-1722), Jonathan Gay, Richard Boyle Burlington Earl of (1694-1753)

Time

18th century, To 1800, Restoration, 1660-1700

Add to List

My Reading Lists:

Create a new list

ID Numbers

Links outside Open Library

Alternative names

  • Gay, John
  • Джон Гей
  • Johann Gay
  • Ioann Ge
  • Gay John 1685-1732
  • Gay, John, 1686-1732.
  • Gay, John, 1685-1732

History

Download catalog record: RDF / JSON
September 23, 2022 Edited by Tom Morris merge authors
September 30, 2020 Edited by MARC Bot add ids
January 3, 2018 Edited by LeadSongDog Edited without comment.
January 3, 2018 Edited by LeadSongDog Edited without comment.
April 1, 2008 Created by an anonymous user initial import