Project Gutenberg 1997-06-01 Public domain in the USA. 172 Gilbert, W. S. (William Schwenck) 1836 1911 Gilbert, William Schwenck, Sir The Bab Ballads Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bab_Ballads Transcribed from the 1920 Macmillan and Co. edition of “The Bab Ballads” (also from “Fifty Bab Ballads” 1884 George Routledge and Sons edition) by David Price "The Bab Ballads" by W. S. Gilbert is a collection of humorous verse and light poetry written during the late 19th century. The work features a variety of whimsical characters and scenarios, often satirizing social norms, relationships, and various professions through clever and entertaining rhymes. The opening of the collection introduces a series of amusing poems that set the tone for the whimsical nature of the verses that follow. The first poem, "Captain Reece," depicts the kind-hearted captain of a ship whose playful interactions with his crew lead to humorous proposals about marrying off his family members to the sailors. Following this, "The Rival Curates" introduces two clergymen who compete for the title of the mildest curate, employing a light and comedic clash of character traits. Overall, the beginning portion of the collection establishes Gilbert's sharp wit and ability to weave amusing narratives, inviting readers into a delightful world of satirical poetry. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 76.9 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en English wit and humor Humorous poetry, English PR Text Category: Poetry Category: Humour Category: British Literature 209860 2025-08-01T07:51:13.485438 text/html 229846 2019-08-11T12:37:07 text/html 217399 2019-08-11T12:38:41 text/html application/zip 230467 2025-08-01T07:51:20.720459 application/epub+zip 229416 2025-08-01T07:51:15.182417 application/epub+zip 104281 2025-08-01T07:51:14.357427 application/epub+zip 329697 2025-08-01T07:51:24.023393 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 282468 2025-08-01T07:51:19.301387 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 158400 2022-09-01T08:47:20.919930 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 160388 2025-08-01T07:51:12.580430 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 160416 2019-08-11T12:37:02 text/plain; charset=utf-8 61521 2019-08-11T12:38:41 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 18680 2025-08-01T07:51:24.166354 application/rdf+xml 15480 2025-08-01T07:51:14.450412 image/jpeg 3062 2025-08-01T07:51:14.404412 image/jpeg 219173 2025-08-01T07:51:13.511418 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