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The Story of the H.M.S.
Pinafore

by W. S. Gilbert (1836-1911)

H.M.S. Pinafore; or, The Lass That Loved a Sailor,
is a comic opera in two acts, with music by Arthur
Sullivan and a libretto by W. S. Gilbert. It opened
in London in 1878 and ran for 571 performances,
the second-longest run of any musical theatre
piece up to that time. H.M.S. Pinafore was Gilbert
and Sullivan's fourth operatic collaboration and
their first international sensation. This is not that
opera.

It was adapted as a children's book by W. S. Gilbert entitled The Story of
HMS Pinafore, or The Pinafore Picture Book, and includes some lovely
illustrations by Alice B. Woodward that can be seen by following the
archive.org link to the actual scanned book if you wish. No singing or any of
Sullivan's music, just Gilbert's witty words laid out - by him - in prose and
poetry with amusing asides.

Total running time: 2:01:22
Read by NoelBadrian

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Cover design by Kathryn Delaney
adapted from the original book cover

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