Delphi Complete Works of Gilbert and Sullivan (Illustrated)

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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