Dan'l Druce, Blacksmith

Dan'l Druce, Blacksmith

by W. S. Gilbert

Dan'l Druce, Blacksmith is a play by W. S. Gilbert, first produced in 1876. The play is set in the aftermath of the English Civil War, and tells the story of a blacksmith who is betrayed by his best friend and forced to flee his home. Fourteen years later, the blacksmith returns to seek revenge on those who betrayed him.

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Sir William Schwenck Gilbert was an English dramatist, librettist, poet and illustrator best known for his collaboration with composer Arthur Sullivan, which produced fourteen comic operas. The most f...

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