John Gay

Oil painting by [[Godfrey Kneller]] of an unknown man traditionally identified as John Gay<ref>{{cite web |title=Unknown man, formerly known as John Gay - National Portrait Gallery |url=https://www.npg.org.uk/collections/search/portrait/mw02436/Unknown-man-formerly-known-as-John-Gay |publisher=National Portrait Gallery |access-date=27 June 2022 |language=en}}</ref> John Gay (30 June 1685 – 4 December 1732) was an English poet and dramatist and member of the Scriblerus Club. He is best remembered for ''The Beggar's Opera'' (1728), a ballad opera. The characters, including Captain Macheath and Polly Peachum, became household names. Provided by Wikipedia
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Highgate Cemetery : Victorian valhalla /
by Barker, Felix, 1917-
Published 1984
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London's historic railway stations
by Betjeman, John, 1906-1984.
Published 1972
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