- The Beggar's Opera - http://darkwing.uoregon.edu/~rbear/beggar.html
Transcription of John Gay's 1765 work.
- John Gay (1685-1732) - http://www2.hn.psu.edu/Faculty/KKemmerer/poets/gay/default.htm
Considering Gay primarily as a poet, this site contains Samuel Johnson's "Preface" to Gay's works, links to Gay's works on line, and a selection of poems.
- John Gay - http://www.recmusic.org/lieder/g/gay/
List of his poems with lyrics from the Lied and Art Songs Text Page.
- John Gay - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Gay
Wikipedia article focused mainly on his literary abilities, especially his Beggar's Opera. Includes portrait, internal references to related people and topics, and quotes.
- John Gay - http://www.wwnorton.com/enjoy/classical/composers/jgay.htm
Biography, works, and links.
- John Gay - http://www.kirjasto.sci.fi/jgay.htm
Biography, bibliography, and works.
- A Unique Masterpiece - http://www.crock11.freeserve.co.uk/beggars.htm
A commentary on Beggar's Opera with a bibliography and biography on John Gay.
- Familiar Quotations - http://bartleby.com/100/231.html
Some of Gay's famous sayings compiled by John Bartlett.
- Selected Poetry - http://eir.library.utoronto.ca/rpo/display/poet132.html
Five poems and an excerpt from Beggar's Opera.
- Poetry Archive - http://poetry-archive.com/g/gay_john.html
An index of his poems with a biography and links to related sites.
- John Gay - http://www.hn.psu.edu/Faculty/KKemmerer/poets/gay/
Samuel Johnson's look at the life and personality of Gay.
- The Beggar's Opera - http://etext.lib.virginia.edu/etcbin/browse-mixed-new?id=GayBegg&tag=public&images=images/modeng&data=/texts/english/modeng/parsed
Full electronic text of Beggar's Opera plus analysis of its impact.
- Wikipedia - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Beggar's_Opera
Synopsis of Beggar's Opera and its characters.
- Lowell House Opera - http://arcadia.org/lho/
Photos from the March, 2000 production of Beggar's Opera.
- The Beggar's Opera - http://www.umich.edu/~ece/student_projects/beggars_opera/
A historical look at the original production and its music.
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