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
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Includes Goodreads
GenrePoetry
Length1 hr 54 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateJan 1, 1878
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1THE DARNED MOUNSEER
26THE MAGNET AND THE CHURN
2THE ENGLISHMAN
27THE FAMILY FOOL
3THE DISAGREEABLE MAN
28SANS SOUCI
4THE COMING BY-AND-BY
29A RECIPE
5THE HIGHLY RESPECTABLE GONDOLIER
30THE MERRYMAN AND HIS MAID
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6THE FAIRY QUEEN’S SONG
31THE SUSCEPTIBLE CHANCELLOR
7IS LIFE A BOON
32WHEN A MERRY MAIDEN MARRIES
8THE MODERN MAJOR-GENERAL
33THE BRITISH TAR
9THE HEAVY DRAGOON
34A MAN WHO WOULD WOO A FAIR MAID
10PROPER PRIDE
35THE SORCERER’S SONG
11THE POLICEMAN’S LOT
36THE FICKLE BREEZE
12THE BAFFLED GRUMBLER
37THE FIRST LORD’S SONG
13THE HOUSE OF PEERS
38WOULD YOU KNOW?
14A MERRY MADRIGAL
39SPECULATION
15THE DUKE AND THE DUCHESS
40AH ME!
16EHEU FUGACES—!
41THE DUKE OF PLAZA-TORO
17THEY’LL NONE OF ’EM BE MISSED
42THE ÆSTHETE
18GIRL GRADUATES
43SAID I TO MYSELF, SAID I
19BRAID THE RAVEN HAIR
44SORRY HER LOT
20THE WORKING MONARCH
45THE CONTEMPLATIVE SENTRY
21THE APE AND THE LADY
46THE PHILOSOPHIC PILL
22ONLY ROSES
47BLUE BLOOD
23THE ROVER’S APOLOGY
48THE JUDGE’S SONG
24AN APPEAL
49WHEN I FIRST PUT THIS UNIFORM ON
25THE REWARD OF MERIT
50SOLATIUM
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