Project Gutenberg 2005-03-15 Public domain in the USA. 93 Gilbert, W. S. (William Schwenck) 1836 1911 Gilbert, William Schwenck, Sir Bab Ballads and Savoy Songs Reading ease score: 79.3 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. E-text prepared by Juliet Sutherland and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team "Bab Ballads and Savoy Songs" by W. S. Gilbert is a collection of humorous poems and songs written in the late 19th century. This work showcases Gilbert's wit and satirical commentary on various aspects of society, ranging from love and marriage to social status and absurdity in everyday life. The poems include a variety of characters and scenarios, each delivering clever rhymes and engaging narratives that reflect the author's sharp sense of humor. The opening portion introduces a series of whimsical ballads, beginning with "The Yarn of the 'Nancy Bell'," where an elderly naval man recounts a darkly comedic tale of survival at sea, touching on themes of desperation and cannibalism. It unfolds with lively descriptions of seafaring life and eccentric characters, setting the tone for the collection. Each ballad follows a different amusing narrative or character, hinting at Gilbert's skill in blending comedic elements with social critique, making the opening an engaging invitation into the humorous world of his verse. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en English wit and humor Humorous poetry, English Songs, English -- Texts PR Text Browsing: Humour Browsing: Literature Browsing: Poetry 265847 265773 2024-10-07T05:15:37.479535 2023-09-07T07:00:54.986954 text/html text/html 279126 2020-12-14T07:51:19 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 369385 2020-12-14T07:51:20 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 384495 2024-10-07T05:15:50.296999 application/epub+zip 385249 2024-10-07T05:15:40.891018 application/epub+zip 149553 2024-10-07T05:15:38.400564 application/epub+zip 1282703 2024-10-07T05:15:55.430941 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1411506 2024-10-07T05:15:47.445033 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 444582 2022-09-07T21:24:44.801931 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 166708 166626 2024-10-07T05:15:35.433538 2023-09-07T07:00:53.186918 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 166438 2020-12-14T07:51:19 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 63863 2020-12-14T07:51:20 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 166456 2020-12-14T07:51:20 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 63856 2020-12-14T07:51:20 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21808 2024-10-07T05:15:55.579947 application/rdf+xml 30906 2024-10-07T05:15:38.537544 image/jpeg 3436 2024-10-07T05:15:38.469542 image/jpeg 367465 2024-10-07T05:15:37.533596 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia