The Annotated Gilbert and Sullivan 1 (v. 1)

The 1882 contribution to the English operetta by the partnership, the subtitle being "the Peer and the Peri." Strephon, a member of the Faerie world, wants to marry Phyllis, a nice girl with some money in mortal terms. But Phyllis is a ward of the English Chancery, and the Common Law and the House of Lords are arrayed against the romantic world of Faery. Both groups have some advantages, and the course of true love becomes beset. Gilbertian comedy ensues. The play is still staged now and again.