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The dramatist and author W. S. Gilbert wrote approximately 80 dramatic works during his career, as well as light verse, short stories and other works. He is best remembered for his series of 14 libretti for his joint operatic works with the composer Arthur Sullivan, but many of his other dramatic works were popular successes.

List

In the following list, the title of each work appears in the first column, along with any further information (such as the source of an adaptation). The genre appears in the second column, and if the piece had music, the composer's name is listed in parentheses. The theatre and date of first performance appear in the third and fourth columns. All theatres were in London, unless otherwise stated. The works are listed in the approximate order of composition. (In a few cases, the first performance was many years after the work was first published.)

See also

• List of musical compositions by Arthur Sullivan
• Bibliography of W.S. Gilbert

Notes

1. Stedman, Jane W. "Gilbert, Sir William Schwenck (1836–1911)", Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, September 2004, online edition, May 2008, accessed 10 January 2010 (subscription or UK public library membership required)
2. Link to the libretto of On Guard and review in The Times, Gilbert and Sullivan Archive, 25 November 2009
3. Trutt, David. "Ought We To Visit Her?" at the Gilbert and Sullivan Archive, accessed 10 September 2010
4. Trutt, David. "Trying A Dramatist by W. S. Gilbert" at the Gilbert and Sullivan Archive, accessed 10 September 2010

References

• Ainger, Michael (2002). Gilbert and Sullivan – A Dual Biography. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
• Crowther, Andrew (2000). Contradiction Contradicted – The Plays of W. S. Gilbert. Associated University Presses. ISBN 0-8386-3839-2.
• Stedman, Jane W. (1996). W. S. Gilbert, A Classic Victorian & His Theatre. Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-816174-3.
• Gilbert, W. S. (1969). Jane W. Stedman (ed.). Gilbert Before Sullivan – Six Comic Plays by W. S. Gilbert. Chicago: The University of Chicago Press.

External links

• Works by W. S. Gilbert at Project Gutenberg
• List of Gilbert's works at The Gilbert & Sullivan Archive

• Works by W. S. Gilbert
• Bibliographies by writer
• Bibliographies of British writers
• Dramatist and playwright bibliographies