This musical works of Gilbert & Sullivan were amongst the most popular of the Victorian age. This anthology, marking the centenary of Sullivan's death, features extracts from his diaries and letters; Gilbert's pantomime; and material by their contemporaries, including Tennyson and Emily Dickinson. Kate Terry Gielgud (mother of the late Sir John) describes Christmas with the Gilberts and the magical use of electricity at the Savoy Theatre, while other material is from Anthony Trollope, William Morris and Robert Louis Stevenson.