W.S. Gilbert was one of the giants of 19th-century Victorian theatre. He was already the leading young dramatist of his day when he began his celebrated collaboration with Arthur Sullivan, a partnership that produced the great Savoy Operas--still the most popular light operas in the world--and established him at the pinnacle of his craft. This insightful biography of Gilbert is a perfect companion volume to Arthur Jacobs' Arthur Sullivan: A Victorian Musician. of photos.
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W.S. Gilbert was one of the giants of 19th-century Victorian theatre. He was already the leading young dramatist of his day when he began his celebrated collaboration with Arthur Sullivan, a partnership that produced the great Savoy Operas--still the most popular light operas in the world--and established him at the pinnacle of his craft. This insightful biography of Gilbert is a perfect companion volume to Arthur Jacobs' Arthur Sullivan: A Victorian Musician. of photos.
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Very good(+) in very good(+) jacket. 26 b/w plates. xviii + 374pp. 8vo, cloth, d.w. (lib sticker on spine and card holder in rear) Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1996. Very good(+) copy in very good(+) d.w.
