John Gay (30 June 1685 - 4 December 1732) was an English poet and dramatist. He is best remembered for The Beggar's Opera (1728), set to music by Johann Christoph Pepusch.
The Beggar's Opera John Gay Transcribed, with an Introduction, Notes, and Bibliography, by Risa S. Bear, University of Oregon, August 1992; html version created November 1995.