Sir William Schwenck Gilbert was an English dramatist, librettist, poet, and illustrator best known for his collaboration with composer Arthur Sullivan, which produced fourteen comic operas. In this book, some of his most beloved plays are collected. The volume contains: Broken Hearts, Engaged, Sweethearts, Dan'l Druce, Blacksmith, Gretchen Tom Cobb; or Fortune's Toy, The Sorcerer, H.M.S. Pinafore; or The Lass that Loved a Sailor, The Pirates of Penzance; or The Slave of Duty, Chatto & Windus Catalogue.