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   W. S. Gilbert. Cabinet card of W. S. Gilbert in about 1880 by Elliott & Fry. Sir William Schwenck Gilbert (18 November 1836 – 29 May 1911) was an English dramatist, librettist, poet and illustrator best known for his collaboration with composer Arthur Sullivan, which produced fourteen comic operas.

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   May 25, 2024 · W.S. Gilbert (born November 18, 1836, London, England—died May 29, 1911, Harrow Weald, Middlesex, England) was an English playwright and humorist best known for his collaboration with Arthur Sullivan in comic operas. Gilbert began to write in an age of rhymed couplets, puns, and travesty; his early work exhibits the facetiousness common to ...

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3. www.goodreads.com › author › listBooks by W.S. Gilbert (Author of The Pirates of Penzance)

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   W.S. Gilbert has 297 books on Goodreads with 8954 ratings. W.S. Gilbert’s most popular book is The Pirates of Penzance.

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   Looking for books by W.S. Gilbert? See all books authored by W.S. Gilbert, including The Pirates of Penzance: or The Slave of Duty, and The Authentic Gilbert & Sullivan Songbook, and more on ThriftBooks.com.

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   The Life of W.S. Gilbert. William Schwenck Gilbert was born at 17 Southampton Street, Strand, London on the 18th of November, 1836, the son of William Gilbert (a retired naval surgeon) and Anne Gilbert. He had, or rather obtained, three younger sisters: Jane, Maud and Florence. Much of the young William's youth was spent touring Europe with his ...

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   Original Plays [First Series] W. S. Gilbert 100 downloads. The Bab Ballads W. S. Gilbert 92 downloads. The Pinafore Picture Book: the Story of H.M.S. Pinafore W. S. Gilbert 91 downloads. Original Plays, Second Series W. S. Gilbert 85 downloads. Displaying results 1–11. Project Gutenberg offers 73,624 free eBooks for Kindle, iPad, Nook ...

8. archive.org › details › savoyoperasbeing0000wswiThe Savoy operas: being the complete text of the Gilbert and ...

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   May 26, 2023 · An illustration of an open book. Books ... being the complete text of the Gilbert and Sullivan operas as originally produced in the years 1875-1896 / by Sir W.S. Gilbert

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   What was Gilbert's style of writing?

   • Gilbert began to write in an age of rhymed couplets, puns, and travesty; his early work exhibits the facetiousness common to writers of extravaganza. But he turned away from this style and developed a genuinely artful style burlesquing contemporary behaviour.

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   Was Gilbert a good writer?

   • A New York Times reviewer wrote in 1879, "Mr Gilbert, in his best work, has always shown a tendency to present improbabilities from a probable point of view, and in one sense, therefore, he can lay claim to originality; fortunately this merit in his case is supported by a really poetic imagination.

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   What books did Gilbert write during the Civil War?

   • Gilbert also wrote two serious works during this time, Broken Hearts (1875) and Dan'l Druce, Blacksmith (1876). Also during this period, Gilbert wrote, Engaged (1877), which inspired Oscar Wilde 's The Importance of Being Earnest.

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   Who was Gilbert the dramatist?

   • For the only time in his career, Gilbert the dramatist was not in control of how his plays were performed: the stars were stars, but he was a mere author. On the 6th of August, 1867, Gilbert married Lucy Agnes Turner.

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