Author:William Schwenck Gilbert

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William Schwenck Gilbert (1836–1911)

An English dramatist, librettist and illustrator, best known for his fourteen comic operas produced in collaboration with the composer Arthur Sullivan. Most of their Savoy operas continue to be performed regularly throughout the English-speaking world and beyond. Lines from these works have become part of the English language, such as "short, sharp shock", "What, never? Well, hardly ever!" and "Let the punishment fit the crime".

William Schwenck Gilbert

Works

Operettas with composer Arthur Sullivan

• Thespis
• Trial by Jury
• The Sorcerer
• H.M.S. Pinafore
• The Pirates of Penzance
• Patience
• Iolanthe
• Princess Ida
• The Mikado
• Ruddigore
• The Yeomen of the Guard
• The Gondoliers
• Utopia, Limited
• The Grand Duke

Bab ballads

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Works by this author published before January 1, 1923 are in the public domain worldwide because the author died at least 100 years ago. Translations or editions published later may be copyrighted. Posthumous works may be copyrighted based on how long they have been published in certain countries and areas.