The Bab ballads poster

The Bab ballads

By Sir William Schwenck Gilbert

First published 1869

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.

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1869
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