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Longmans,Green &Co.  \nK归                   K念  \n# GLD WESTBURY LIBRARYNEW YC(”STITUTEOF TECHLOGY LIBRARY\n\nOLD WESTBURY LIBRARYNEW YORK INSTITUTEOF TECHNOLOGY LIBRARY  \n一  \nJohn  \nNEW YORK INSTITUTE0F TECHNOLOGY LIBRARYby OLIVER WARNER  \nPublished for The British Counciland the National Book Leagueby Longmans,Green &Co.  \nTwo shillings and sixpence net  \nJohn Gay(1685-I732),who began life as a silk-mercer's apprentice,laterbecame Secretary to the Duchess of Monmouth and,for a short while,served the Ambassador at Hanover.After Queen Anne's death he wassupported by a number of patrons,lost a large sum in the South SeaBubble and,in his closing years,lived as the guest of the Duke andDuchess of Queensberry.  \nIn an early work,The Shepherd's Week,he gently mocked at thepastoral convention,yet managed to convey something of the truepastoral spirit.He achieved some success with his Trivia,a gay descrip-tion of London,and won considerable popularity with his Fables.Nowadays he is chiefly remembered for his delightful songs from TheBeggar's Opera and its sequel Polly,two ballad-operas which make apointed comparison between the criminals of Newgate and the leadingpoliticians of the day.  \nOliver Warner is an authority on naval history and the author ofworks on Nelson,Lady Hamilton,Captain Marryat and maritime paint-ing.His Joseph Conrad and his English Maritime Writing:Hakluyt to Cookhave been published in this series.  \nBibliographical Seriesof Supplements to ‘British Book News'on Writers and Their Work  \nGENERAL EDITORGeoffrey Bullough  \nDigitized by the Internet Archivein 2022 with funding fromKahle/Austin Foundation  \nJOHN GAYfrom an engraving afier a portrait by W.AIKMAN","cbCairezgKMWZBua","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCairezgKMWZBua","pdf",2589566,54,"English","# Life of John Gay\n## Early Career and Patrons\n## Literary Achievements and Legacy\n# About the Author\n## Oliver Warner's Bibliography","[{\"question\":\"Who was John Gay?\",\"answer\":\"John Gay 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