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Fifty "Bab" Ballads: Much Sound and Little Sense

W. S. (William Schwenck) Gilbert

FormatEbook
Published1996
Words28,183
LanguageEnglish
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A collection of fifty comic poems by W. S. Gilbert, known for the whimsical, satirical verse that later informed his work with Arthur Sullivan. Suitable for readers interested in Victorian light verse and humorous poetry.

W. S. (William Schwenck) Gilbert

W. S. (William Schwenck) Gilbert (1836–1911) was an English dramatist, librettist, and poet of the Victorian era. He is best known for his collaboration with composer Arthur Sullivan, producing the celebrated Gilbert and Sullivan comic operas such as *The Mikado* and *H.M.S. Pinafore*.

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