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Also Known As Sir William Schwenck Gilbert
Born November 18, 1836 • London • England • (Birthday in 5 days)
Died May 29, 1911 (aged 74) • England
Notable Works “Bab Ballads” • “Iolanthe; or, The Peer and the Peri” • “Patience; or, Bunthorne’s Bride” • “Princess Ida; or, Castle Adamant” • “Ruddigore; or, The Witch’s Curse” • “The Gondoliers” • “The Mikado” • “The Pirates of Penzance” • “The Sorcerer” • “Trial by Jury”

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Anne Ridler
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William Congreve, oil painting by Sir Godfrey Kneller, 1709; in the National Portrait Gallery, London.
William Congreve
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W.H. Auden
W. H. Auden
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Ronald Duncan
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Nahum Tate
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George Colman, the Younger, engraving by T.G. Lupton after a painting by John Jackson
George Colman, the Younger
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Lord Byron
Lord Byron
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D.H. Lawrence
D.H. Lawrence
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Portrait of poet Samuel Taylor Coleridge
Samuel Taylor Coleridge
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T.S. Eliot stands at a chalkboard, writing a diagram with letters and Greek symbols representing characters for a play, in his office at the Institute for Advanced Study.
T.S. Eliot
American-English poet, playwright, and literary critic
Matthew Arnold
Matthew Arnold
British critic
Lithograph portrait of Alfred, Lord Tennyson with wavy hair, a full beard, and a serious expression, shown in three-quarter view wearing a dark coat.
Alfred, Lord Tennyson
English poet
Graham Greene, 1982
Graham Greene
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Southey, detail of a pencil and watercolour portrait by R. Hancock, 1796; in the National Portrait Gallery, London
Robert Southey
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Harold Pinter
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Arthur Sullivan
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Sir Stephen Spender
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Caroline Norton, detail of an oil painting by John Hayter.
Caroline Norton
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Mary Russell Mitford, drawing by John Lucas, 1852; in the National Portrait Gallery, London
Mary Russell Mitford
British writer
Grossmith, c. 1890
George Grossmith
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