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Gilbert and sullivan a dual biography

          Ainger offers the most detailed account to date of Gilbert and Sullivan's starkly different backgrounds and long working partnership.!

          'A Gilbert is of no use without a Sullivan.' With these words, W.S. Gilbert summed up his reasons for persisting in his collaboration with Arthur Sullivan despite the combative nature of their relationship.

        1. 'A Gilbert is of no use without a Sullivan.' With these words, W.S. Gilbert summed up his reasons for persisting in his collaboration with Arthur Sullivan despite the combative nature of their relationship.
        2. Offering previously-unpublished draft libretti and personal letters, this thorough double-biography will be an essential addition to the library of any Gilbert.
        3. Ainger offers the most detailed account to date of Gilbert and Sullivan's starkly different backgrounds and long working partnership.
        4. Publication date: Topics: Sullivan, Arthur, Operas, Sullivan, Arthur, -- Criticism and interpretation, Gilbert.
        5. In writing Gilbert and Sullivan: A Dual Biography, I have made par- ticular use of this collection as well as the other great repositories of Gilbert and Sul-.

          6. Gilbert and Sullivan - A Dual Biography

          Gilbert and Sullivan - A Dual Biography

          Michael Ainger

          'A Gilbert is of no use without a Sullivan.' With these words, W.S. Gilbert summed up his reasons for persisting in his collaboration with Arthur Sullivan despite the combative nature of their relationship.

          In fact, Michael Ainger suggests in Gilbert and Sullivan the success of the pair's work is a direct result of their personality clash, as each partner challenged the other to produce his best work. After exhaustive research into the D'Oyly Carte collection of documents, Ainger offers the most detailed account to date of Gilbert and Sullivan's starkly different backgrounds and long working partnership.

          Having survived an impoverished and insecure childhood, Gilbert flourished as a financially successful theater professional, married happily and established himself as a property owner. His sense of proprietorship extended beyond real estate, and he fought tenaciously to protect the int