Description
| Product ID: | 9780140432206 |
| Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
| Country of Manufacture: | GB |
| Title: | The Beggar's Opera |
| Authors: | Author: John Gay, Bryan Loughrey |
| Page Count: | 128 |
| Subjects: | Plays, playscripts, Plays, playscripts |
| Description: | A depiction of the thieves, informers, prostitutes and highwaymen thronging the slums and prisons of the corrupt London underworld that exposes the dark side of a corrupt and jaded society. The tale of Peachum, thief-taker and informer, conspiring to send the dashing and promiscuous highwayman Macheath to the gallows, became the theatrical sensation of the eighteenth century. |
| Imprint Name: | Penguin Classics |
| Publisher Name: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 1986-08-28 |
