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  • Original Plays Second Series

    by W. S. Gilbert ...
    One of the prominent plays in this volume is "The Palace of Truth", a comedy that imagines a world where people cannot lie. This fantastical scenario leads to a series of comical situations where characters' hidden truths are revealed, often causing chaos and embarrassment. The play highlights Gilbert's satirical perspective on the Victorian obsession with social propriety and the consequences of ... Read more

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  • Original Plays [First Series]

    by W. S. Gilbert ...
    The plays in this volume reflect Gilbert's versatility and range in handling various themes, from social satire to absurd comedy. One of the key works in this series is "The Wicked World", which is a satirical play that touches on the moral and social issues of Victorian society. The plot typically revolves around misunderstandings, mistaken identities, and the humorous consequences of social ... Read more

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  • The Bab Ballads

    by W. S. Gilbert ...
    The bab ballads presents a lively collection of humorous verses that blend wit, satire, and playfulness in poetic form. Through a series of fanciful scenarios and eccentric figures, the verses expose the absurdities of polite society, professional life, and social behavior with keen observation and comic exaggeration. The early section of the work introduces poems filled with absurd yet endearing ... Read more

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  • More Bab Ballads

    by W. S. Gilbert ...
    More bab ballads is a collection of lively and humorous verses that blend satire, rhyme, and playful observation to portray the contradictions of everyday life. Through an array of imaginative tales and eccentric narrators, the work captures the spirit of wit and irony while exposing the follies of social convention and human vanity. Opening with whimsical stories that mix sentiment with absurdity ... Read more

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  • Songs Of A Savoyard

    by W. S. Gilbert ...
    Songs of a Savoyard is a spirited collection of humorous and satirical verses that showcase the poet's sharp wit and playful critique of social life. The work combines melody and mockery to illuminate the ironies of everyday existence, where pride, folly, and pretense become subjects of light hearted ridicule. Opening with lively depictions of sailors, officers, and eccentric figures, the ... Read more

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  • The Pinafore Picture Book: the Story of H.M.S. Pinafore

    by W. S. Gilbert ...
    "H.M.S. Pinafore" is a comic opera that premiered in 1878 and became one of Gilbert and Sullivan's most popular works. The operetta satirizes British society and politics through its humorous story of love, class distinctions, and mistaken identities aboard a British naval ship."The Pinafore Picture Book" adapts the plot of "H.M.S. Pinafore" into a simplified narrative accompanied by illustrations ... Read more

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  • Foggerty's Fairy

    by W.S. Gilbert ...
    'Take care. The consequences of an act are often much more numerous and important than people have any idea of.'Today W.S. Gilbert is best known for the comic operas he produced in collaboration with Arthur Sullivan, a creative partnership that diverged over the supernatural. Unlike Sullivan, Gilbert was a great fan of fairy tales, and Foggerty's Fairy, one of his most unjustly neglected plays, is ... Read more

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  • Audiobook

    Astounding Adventure of Wheeler J Calamity, Related by Himself, The

    From their pens to your ears, genius in every story

    by W S Gilbert ...
    Narrated by David Shaw-Parker ...

    Unabridged

    25 min

    The bookshelves of British literature are incredible collections that have gathered together centuries of very talented authors. From these Isles their fame spread and whilst among their number many are now forgotten or neglected their talents endure. Among them is W S Gilbert one very talented half of the Gilbert & Sullivan duo who wrote so many famed light operas. ... Read more

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  • The Bab Ballads

    by W. S. Gilbert ...
    Of all the ships upon the blueNo ship contained a better crewThan that of worthy Captain Reece,Commanding of The Mantelpiece.He was adored by all his men,For worthy Captain Reece, R.N.,Did all that lay within him toPromote the comfort of his crew.If ever they were dull or sad,Their captain danced to them like mad,Or told, to make the time pass by.Droll legends of his infancy. ... Read more

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  • The Bab Ballads

    by W. S. Gilbert ...
    The Bab Ballads by the English dramatist, librettist, poet and illustrator, W. S. Gilbert.This book is a collection of light verse by W. S. Gilbert,illustrated with his own comic drawings. Gilbert wrote the Ballads before he became famous for his comic opera librettos with Arthur Sullivan. ... Read more

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  • The Bab Ballads

    by W. S. Gilbert ...
    Of all the ships upon the blue No ship contained a better crew Than that of worthy Captain Reece, Commanding of The Mantelpiece. He was adored by all his men, For worthy Captain Reece, R.N., Did all that lay within him to Promote the comfort of his crew. If ever they were dull or sad, Their captain danced to them like mad, Or told, to make the time pass by. Droll legends of his infancy. ... Read more

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  • The Bab Ballads

    by W. S. Gilbert ...
    The Bab Ballads by W. S. Gilbert libreka classics – These are classics of literary history, reissued and made available to a wide audience. Immerse yourself in well-known and popular titles! ... Read more

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