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LZT1003070: Chair of the Poet Gay. 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. UK / Bridgeman Images
LZT1003136: Sir John Franklin: Intelligence of the Discovery of His Remains, by Dr. Rae, Received October 1854. Sir John Franklin Kch Frgs Rn (16 April 1786 11 June 1847) Was a British Royal Navy Officer and Arctic Explorer. Franklin Also Served As Governor of Tasmania for Several Years. He Disappeared on His Last Expedition, Attempting to Chart and Navigate a Section of the Northwest Passage in the Canadian Arctic. / Bridgeman Images