| Title | : | Broken Hearts (UNABRIDGED) |
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| Author | : | W. S. Gilbert |
| Release | : | 2022-09-24 |
| Kind | : | audiobook |
| Genre | : | Fiction |
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| 1 | Broken Hearts (UNABRIDGED) | W. S. Gilbert |
| Gilbert of Gilbert and Sullivan fame also wrote non-musical plays without Sullivan as a partner. Here is a dramatic play far afield from the comedy musicals we often think of when we hear Gilbert's name: Prince Florian of Spain arrives on The Island of Broken Hearts, peopled by "we maidens all (save one [their dwarf protector]) [who] have dearly loved, and those we loved have died. We, broken hearts, knit by the sympathy of kindred woe, have sought this isle far from the ken of man; and having loved, and having lost our loves, stand pledged to love no living thing again." Fairies and magic lead to self-understanding, showing that Gilbert can well handle more serious material than you may think. |
