The Victorian theatrical partnership of the librettist W. S. Gilbert and composer Arthur Sullivan produced fourteen comic operas that would exact a major influence on the history of theatre. Such popular classics as ‘H.M.S. Pinafore’, ‘The Pirates of Penzance’ and ‘The Mikado’ conjured fanciful "topsy-turvy" worlds, where absurd premises are taken to a logical conclusion. Notable for their humour and pathos, these celebrated operas enjoyed an enduring international success and are still performed frequently throughout the English-speaking world. For the first time in digital publishing, this comprehensive eBook presents Gilbert’s complete extant works, with numerous illustrations, rare texts, informative introductions and the usual Delphi bonus material. (Version 1)
* Beautifully illustrated with images relating to Gilbert and Sullivan’s lives and works
* Concise introductions to the operas and other texts
* All of the Gilbert and Sullivan operas, with individual contents tables
* Features Gilbert’s other dramatic plays and librettos, many appearing for the first time in digital publishing
* Excellent formatting of the texts
* Special chronological and alphabetical contents tables for Gilbert’s poetry
* Easily locate the poems or short stories you want to read
* Includes Gilbert’s complete Bab Ballads – available in no other collection
* THE BAB BALLADS collection is illustrated with Gilbert’s original artwork
* Includes Gilbert’s short fiction
* Features four biographies - discover Gilbert and Sullivan’s extraordinary history
* Scholarly ordering of texts into chronological order and literary genres
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CONTENTS:
Gilbert and Sullivan Works
THESPIS
TRIAL BY JURY
THE SORCERER
H.M.S. PINAFORE
THE PIRATES OF PENZANCE
PATIENCE
IOLANTHE
PRINCESS IDA
THE MIKADO
RUDDYGORE
THE YEOMEN OF THE GUARD
THE GONDOLIERS
UTOPIA, LIMITED
THE GRAND DUKE
Gilbert’s Other Dramatic Works
RUY BLAS
DULCAMARA
LA VIVANDIÈRE
ALLOW ME TO EXPLAIN
A COLOSSAL IDEA
HARLEQUIN COCK ROBIN AND JENNY WREN
THE MERRY ZINGARA
ROBERT THE DEVIL
NO CARDS
THE PRETTY DRUIDESS
AGES AGO
A MEDICAL MAN
THE PRINCESS
THE GENTLEMAN IN BLACK
OUR ISLAND HOME
THE PALACE OF TRUTH
THE BRIGANDS
RANDALL’S THUMB
A SENSATION NOVEL
CREATURES OF IMPULSE
GREAT EXPECTATIONS
ON GUARD
PYGMALION AND GALATEA
HAPPY ARCADIA
THE WICKED WORLD
THE HAPPY LAND
THE WEDDING MARCH
CHARITY
TOPSYTURVEYDOM
SWEETHEARTS
ROSENCRANTZ AND GUILDENSTERN
TOM COBB
EYES AND NO EYES; OR, THE ART OF SEEING
BROKEN HEARTS
PRINCESS TOTO
DAN’L DRUCE, BLACKSMITH
ON BAIL
ENGAGED
THE NE’ER-DO-WEEL
GRETCHEN
FOGGERTY’S FAIRY
BRANTINGHAME HALL
THE MOUNTEBANKS
HIS EXCELLENCY
THE FORTUNE HUNTER
HARLEQUIN AND THE FAIRY’S DILEMMA
THE HOOLIGAN
TRYING A DRAMATIST
Gilbert’s Short Fiction
FOGGERTY’S FAIRY AND OTHER TALES
THE STORY OF H.M.S. PINAFORE
Gilbert’s Poetry Collections
THE BAB BALLADS
MORE BAB BALLADS
SONGS OF A SAVOYARD
MISCELLANEOUS BAB BALLADS
The Poems
LIST OF POEMS IN CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER
LIST OF POEMS IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER
The Biographies
W. S. GILBERT by Louis Engel
SIR ARTHUR SULLIVAN by Louis Engel
SIR ARTHUR SULLIVAN by George Grossmith
GILBERT AND SULLIVAN OPERA: A HISTORY AND COMMENT by H. M. Walbrook
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