Songs of a Savoyard
By William Schwenck Gilbert
Length1h 54m
About this audiobook
'Songs of a Savoyard' is a collection of lyrics from various operas written by W.S. Gilbert, one half of the famous Gilbert and Sullivan duo. The book provides readers with the opportunity to delve into Gilbert's clever and satirical writing style, showcasing humor, wit, and a distinctive poetic flair. Many of these songs were used in his successful Savoy Operas performed at the Savoy Theatre in London.
Audiobook details
GenrePoetry
Length1 hr 54 mins
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FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateJan 1, 1878
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1THE DARNED MOUNSEER
45THE CONTEMPLATIVE SENTRY
2THE ENGLISHMAN
46THE PHILOSOPHIC PILL
3THE DISAGREEABLE MAN
47BLUE BLOOD
4THE COMING BY-AND-BY
48THE JUDGE’S SONG
5THE HIGHLY RESPECTABLE GONDOLIER
49WHEN I FIRST PUT THIS UNIFORM ON
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6THE FAIRY QUEEN’S SONG
50SOLATIUM
7IS LIFE A BOON
51A NIGHTMARE
8THE MODERN MAJOR-GENERAL
52DON’T FORGET!
9THE HEAVY DRAGOON
53THE SUICIDE’S GRAVE
10PROPER PRIDE
54HE AND SHE
11THE POLICEMAN’S LOT
55THE MIGHTY MUST
12THE BAFFLED GRUMBLER
56A MIRAGE
13THE HOUSE OF PEERS
57THE GHOSTS’ HIGH NOON
14A MERRY MADRIGAL
58THE HUMANE MIKADO
15THE DUKE AND THE DUCHESS
59WILLOW WALY!
16EHEU FUGACES—!
60LIFE IS LOVELY ALL THE YEAR
17THEY’LL NONE OF ’EM BE MISSED
61THE USHER’S CHARGE
18GIRL GRADUATES
62THE GREAT OAK TREE
19BRAID THE RAVEN HAIR
63KING GOODHEART
20THE WORKING MONARCH
64SLEEP ON!
21THE APE AND THE LADY
65THE LOVE-SICK BOY
22ONLY ROSES
66POETRY EVERYWHERE
23THE ROVER’S APOLOGY
67HE LOVES!
24AN APPEAL
68TRUE DIFFIDENCE
25THE REWARD OF MERIT
69THE TANGLED SKEIN
26THE MAGNET AND THE CHURN
70MY LADY
27THE FAMILY FOOL
71ONE AGAINST THE WORLD
28SANS SOUCI
72PUT A PENNY IN THE SLOT
29A RECIPE
73GOOD LITTLE GIRLS
30THE MERRYMAN AND HIS MAID
74LIFE
31THE SUSCEPTIBLE CHANCELLOR
75LIMITED LIABILITY
32WHEN A MERRY MAIDEN MARRIES
76ANGLICISED UTOPIA
33THE BRITISH TAR
77AN ENGLISH GIRL
34A MAN WHO WOULD WOO A FAIR MAID
78A MANAGER’S PERPLEXITIES
35THE SORCERER’S SONG
79OUT OF SORTS
36THE FICKLE BREEZE
80HOW IT’S DONE
37THE FIRST LORD’S SONG
81A CLASSICAL REVIVAL
38WOULD YOU KNOW?
82THE PRACTICAL JOKER
39SPECULATION
83THE NATIONAL ANTHEM
40AH ME!
84HER TERMS
41THE DUKE OF PLAZA-TORO
85THE INDEPENDENT BEE
42THE ÆSTHETE
86THE DISCONCERTED TENOR
43SAID I TO MYSELF, SAID I
87THE PLAYED-OUT HUMORIST
44SORRY HER LOT
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