Project Gutenberg 2014-06-16 Public domain in the USA. 342 Dalziel, D. (Davison) Dalziel, Davison McVickar, H. W. (Harry Whitney) 1860 McVickar, Harry Whitney McVicar, H. W. 85664748 A Parody on Iolanthe Produced by Chris Curnow, Paul Marshall, Judith Wirawan, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "A Parody on Iolanthe" by D. Dalziel is a satirical theatrical work created during the late 19th century. This book serves as a parody of Gilbert and Sullivan's famous operetta "Iolanthe," taking place within the context of the Chicago & Alton Railway. The story humorously tackles themes of love and bureaucracy within the railway industry, using fairy-tale elements to critique the socio-political landscape of the time. The narrative unfolds in a fairy glade situated on the Chicago & Alton Railway, introducing characters such as Iolanthe, her son Strephon, and the Fairy Queen, who navigate the complications of love and railway governance. The central conflict revolves around Strephon's wish to marry Phyllis, complicating matters with the demands of her overbearing guardian, the Counselor. Through whimsical dialogue and clever wordplay, the story explores the intersection of fairy laws with the mundane realities of railway management, ultimately leading to a resolution that reintegrates Iolanthe into fairy society while uplifting the stature of Strephon. The parody is both a lighthearted entertainment and a pointed comment on contemporary issues of its time. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/46001/46001-h/images/titlepage.jpg en Sullivan, Arthur, 1842-1900 -- Parodies, imitations, etc. Sullivan, Arthur, 1842-1900. Iolanthe Chicago and Alton Railroad Company -- Drama Railroads -- Illinois -- Drama Railroads -- Missouri -- Drama PS Text Opera Browsing: Humour Browsing: Literature Browsing: Performing Arts/Film 195320 194769 2024-09-19T09:20:21.136042 2023-09-20T05:41:39.079996 text/html text/html 188188 2014-06-16T09:40:36 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 4090746 2014-06-16T09:44:30 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 3267780 2024-09-19T09:20:27.689026 application/epub+zip 3270205 2024-09-19T09:20:22.566139 application/epub+zip 125291 2024-09-19T09:20:21.774063 application/epub+zip 3365331 2024-09-19T09:20:31.366151 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 3309572 2024-09-19T09:20:26.910028 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 186149 2022-09-21T03:30:28.297071 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 103105 102884 2024-09-19T09:20:19.864075 2023-09-20T05:41:37.954971 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 102914 2014-06-16T09:40:36 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 40961 2014-06-16T09:44:30 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 102906 2014-06-16T09:40:36 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 40931 2014-06-16T09:44:28 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21821 2024-09-19T09:20:31.533999 application/rdf+xml 35897 2024-09-19T09:20:21.891061 image/jpeg 4968 2024-09-19T09:20:21.831062 image/jpeg 4683596 2024-09-19T09:20:21.347046 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