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The Bab Ballads

W. S. (William Schwenck) Gilbert

FormatEbook
Published1997
Words20,075
LanguageEnglish
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*The Bab Ballads* is a collection of comic verse by W. S. Gilbert, featuring whimsical and absurd narrative poems that Gilbert originally illustrated himself. Readers interested in Victorian humour, light verse, or the origins of the Gilbert and Sullivan operas will find it valuable.

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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