Project Gutenberg 2017-03-28 Public domain in the USA. 291 Gilbert, W. S. (William Schwenck) 1836 1911 Gilbert, William Schwenck, Sir The Bab Ballads, with Which Are Included Songs of a Savoyard Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bab_Ballads Produced by Chris Curnow, Jwala Kumar Sista, Joseph Cooper and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "The Bab Ballads, with Which Are Included Songs of a Savoyard" by W. S. Gilbert is a collection of humorous poems and songs written in the late 19th century. This work showcases Gilbert’s wit and parody, often exploring themes of social conventions, absurdity, and the quirks of human behavior through playful verse and clever rhymes. Readers can expect a light-hearted celebration of eccentric characters and amusing situations, typical of Gilbert's engaging style. At the start of the collection, there is an introductory note where the author provides context about the compilation of these ballads and songs. The first poem, "Captain Reece," introduces us to a good-hearted captain whose crewmates wish to make their lives more pleasant by suggesting he marry one of his female relatives. Reece humorously obliges them, promising to fulfill their wishes to ensure their happiness. The opening portion sets the stage for more whimsical tales, featuring vivid characters and comedic scenarios that will delight readers who appreciate satirical humor in poetry. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 74.9 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en English wit and humor Humorous poetry, English Songs, English -- Texts PR Text Category: Poetry Category: Humour Category: British Literature 913583 2025-07-21T14:18:04.140537 text/html 904138 2024-10-23T01:55:48 text/html 10023007 2025-07-21T14:18:29.420378 application/epub+zip 10026800 2025-07-21T14:18:09.183528 application/epub+zip 315894 2025-07-21T14:18:06.658533 application/epub+zip 10357219 2025-07-21T14:18:41.209413 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 10333700 2025-07-21T14:18:26.460436 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 665147 2022-09-24T19:44:50.801426 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 487263 2025-07-21T14:17:58.930555 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 467258 2024-10-23T01:55:48 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17724 2025-07-21T14:18:41.414340 application/rdf+xml 11559 2025-07-21T14:18:06.915484 image/jpeg 2177 2025-07-21T14:18:06.790487 image/jpeg 9996151 2025-07-21T14:18:04.975527 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia