Lewis Melville traces the career of John Gay from his Devon boyhood and London apprenticeship through Rural Sports, The Shepherd’s Week and the Fables to the sensation of The Beggar’s Opera in 1728 and its banned sequel Polly. Gay’s letters, and those of his friends Pope and Swift, carry much of the story.
A warm portrait of the Scriblerus circle for readers of Augustan literature and theatre history. Download the free EPUB.