Cover of The Bab ballads by Sir William Schwenck Gilbert

Poetry · 1871

The Bab ballads

by Sir William Schwenck Gilbert

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First published
1869
This copy printed
1871
Language
English
Binding
Cloth
Condition
Fair — Well worn, a reading copy; any faults are described on request.
Pages
222

About this work

Gilbert, under the pen-name "Bab," wrote a large number of "ballads" or verse for the journal Fun. These popular Bab Ballads, accompanied by Gilbert's drawings, were also a source for plots and songs for the Gilbert and Sullivan operas.

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