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Gilbert was educated at King’s College, London, became a Clerk at the Privy Council Office, and then decided on the law as a career. He practised as a barrister before devoting his time to satirical light verse.
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Martin, B. (1989). William Schwenck Gilbert. In: Martin, B. (eds) The Nineteenth Century (1798–1900). Macmillan Anthologies of English Literature. Palgrave, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-20159-4_54
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