The Bab ballads.
By: Edited by James Ellis.
Publisher: Belknap Press of Harvard University Press
Published: 1970
Place of publication: Cambridge, Mass
Language: eng
Number of pages: 366
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.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.