Calista : an opera : as it was designed to have been perform'd at one of the theatres. Dedicated to her Grace the Dutchess of Queensbury and Dover.

Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Gay, John, 1685-1732
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: London : Printed for C. Davies, and sold by the booksellers in town and country, 1731.
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Description
Item Description:Signatures: A-I⁴.
Without the music.
A satire on contemporary scandals, in the form of the libretto for a ballad-opera.
Has sometimes been attributed to John Gay (see ESTC).
A satire on contemporary scandals, in the form of the libretto for a ballad-opera. Founded on a scandalous affair between Lady Catherine Abergavenny and Richard Lyddel. Colonel Francis Charteris and probably Beau Nash are also portrayed.
The Cushing Library/Rare Books copy was acquired as part of the Lois Goddard Morrison Collection of Eighteenth Century Literature.
Physical Description:12 unnumbered pages, 60 pages ; 20 cm (octavo)
Place of Publication:England -- London.