W. S. Gilbert

William Schwenck Gilbert made a huge contribution to making the Savoy operas what they are — witty, dry, romantic, subversive, nonsensical and very funny. He directed the first productions and often contributed towards the costume and set designs. He also achieved much else — writing some of the funniest and most scandalous comedies of his day, writing and illustrating those grotesque masterpieces the Bab Ballads, and building London's Garrick Theatre, amongst other things. He was knighted in 1907.

• The Gilbert and Sullivan Operas
• Gilbert's Plays
• Original Plays, (First Series) published by Scribner, Armstrong & Co., New York [from the Internet Archive]
• Original Plays (First Series, 1894) published by Chatto & Windus [from the Internet Archive]
• Original Plays (Second Series, 1899) published by Chatto & Windus [from the Internet Archive]
• Original Plays (Third Series, 1895) published by Chatto & Windus [from the Internet Archive]
• Gilbert's Poetry, the Bab Ballads
• Bab Ballads and Savoy Songs, published by Henry Altemus, Philadelphia [from the Internet Archive]
• Bab Ballads and Savoy Songs, published by Henry Altemus, Philadelphia [from the Internet Archive]
• Short Stories (and other writings) by Gilbert
• Gilbert the Artist

• The Babliophile, a personal look at Gilbert and his works, by Andrew Crowther
• Biographies: [short version ] [long version ]
• Article on Gilbert in Who Was Who in the D'Oyly Carte Opera Company, by David Stone.
• Gilbert Before Sullivan — excerpt from the book "A Most Ingenious Paradox", posted on the Oxford University Press web site.
• An Illustrated 1891 Visit to Gilbert's Home at Grim's Dyke from The Strand Magazine.
• W. S. Gilbert entry in Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia.
• The Genealogy of Sir W. S. Gilbert, Dramatist and Poet by C. R. Everett, F.S.G.
• Gilbert's Letters to the London Times — contributed to the G&S Archive by Arthur Robinson.
• Interviews with Gilbert:
  • From The Pall Mall Gazette, 26th December 1891, about the production of The Mountebanks.
  • From The Daily Sketch, 15th December, 1909, at the time of the production of Fallen Fairies.
• The wills of Sir William and Dame Lucy Gilbert

• A chapter on Gilbert as a producer from the book Gilbert and Sullivan Opera, A History and a Comment , by H. M. Walbrook, published in London in 1922
• Grim's Dyke Hotel Web Site — Gilbert's former country residence, beautifully restored
• The Correspondence, Diaries, Literary Manuscripts and Prompt Copies of W S Gilbert from the British Library, London - available as microfiche reels from Adam Matthew Publications Ltd.

• Fitzgerald, P. (1894): The Savoy Opera and the Savoyards
• Edith A. Browne (1907): W. S. Gilbert
• Dark, S. & Gray, R. (1923): W. S Gilbert: HIs Life and Letters
• Fitz-Gerald, S. J. A. (1925): The Story Of The Savoy Opera In Gilbert And Sullivan Days
  

• The W. S. Gilbert Society