Oh Joy! Oh Rapture!
Subtitle: The Enduring Phenomenon of Gilbert and Sullivan
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Published: April 1, 2005
Language: eng
Number of pages: 232
ISBN-13: 9780195167009
First sentence: When the Mikado regales Ko-Ko and Pooh-Bah with details of the punishment for compassing the death to the heir to the throne, he terrifies them by saying that although he cannot recall the precise details, he knows that it is something lingering.