

An edition of The Bab ballads (1869)
Much sound and little sense
By W. S. Gilbert
Publish Date
1869
Publisher
J.C. Hotten
Language
eng
Pages
222
Description:
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.