A Database of Cheap Literature, 1837-1860

About the Work

Creator:: John Gay (1685-1732)

Source:: Johann Christoph Pepusch, composer. The Beggar's Opera. Lincoln's Inn Fields (London), 29 Jan. 1728.

Penny Publications

Author:: Pierce Egan (1772-1849)

Editions:: Pierce Egan. Captain Macheath; or, The highwayman of a century since! Interspersed with numerous racy sketches of celebrated male and female characters.
London: F. Hextall, 1842. 17 nos. 270 p.BL, Bodley, Case, Harvard, Stanford, UCLA, UniMelb, WU, Yale; The Life of Captain Macheath, the bold highwayman.
London: G. Purkess. 27 nos. 214 p.BL, Bodley, Bodley