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A Political Biography of John Gay

Sandro Jung author

Format:Hardback

Publisher:Taylor & Francis Ltd

Publishing:5th Jan '26

£95.00

This title is due to be published on 5th January, and will be despatched as soon as possible.

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John Gay was a dramatist and poet, best-known for writing The Beggar's Opera. Through his membership of the Scriblerus Club, Gay developed lasting friendships with Alexander Pope, Jonathan Swift and John Arbuthnot, all of whom influenced his writing. The study will be invaluable to scholars of eighteenth-century literature and political history.

ISBN: 9781848934849

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Weight: unknown

256 pages