01683cam a22003253u 4500001000400000003000700004005001700011006000200028007000500030008004100035040001100076041001700087050000700104100005100111245005300162264005100215300004700266336002600313337002600339338003600365500007800401500003100479508008000510520060900590534004501199653002601244653002901270856004101299999001701340757UtSlPG20260610133035.0mcr n260607r1996||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d  aUtSlPG 7aen2iso639-1 4aPR1 aGilbert, W. S.q(William Schwenck),d1836-191110aFifty "Bab" Ballads: Much Sound and Little Sense 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c1996  a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier  aWikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bab_Ballads  aRelease date is 1996-12-01  aTranscribed from the 1884 George Routledge and Sons editions by David Price  a"Fifty 'Bab' Ballads: Much Sound and Little Sense" by W. S. Gilbert is a collection of light verse published in 1876. Drawing from his childhood nickname, Gilbert crafted humorous poems that establish ridiculous premises and follow them to absurd conclusions. These satirical verses, accompanied by his own comic illustrations, showcase the "topsy-turvy" style he would later perfect in his famous operatic collaborations with Arthur Sullivan. The ballads became beloved entertainment, read aloud everywhere from private dinner parties to the House of Lords. (This is an automatically generated summary.)  nOriginal publication data not identified  aEnglish wit and humor  aHumorous poetry, English40uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/757  c42877d42877