Life and letters of John Gay (1685-1732), author of "The beggar's opera,"

by Lewis Melville

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167 pages, Hardcover

Published January 1, 1975

About the author

Lewis Saul Benjamin (pen name, Lewis Melville; 1874–1932) was an English author.

Born into a Jewish family in London, England, he was educated privately in England and Germany. From 1896 to 1901 he was known as an actor, after which he devoted his time to writing antedating the letters of famous persons.