English literature Also in 1896 A.E. Housman published at his own expense "A Shropshire Lad". Writers of comic verse included the dramatist, librettist, poet and illustrator W.S. Gilbert (1836–1911), who is best known for his fourteen comic operas, produced in collaboration with the composer Sir Arthur Sullivan, of which the most famous include "H.M.S. Pinafore", and "The Pirates of Penzance". Novelist Thomas Hardy (1840–1928) wrote poetry throughout his career, but he did not publish his first collection until 1898, so that he tends to be treated as a 20th-century poet. Now regarded as a major poet, Gerard Manley Hopkins's (1844–1889) "Poems" were
Pygmalion (1937 film) film was released in the Netherlands as "The English Pygmalion." After the film's release, Director Ludwig Berger departed for America to find his luck. He wanted the first director to make an American version of the film, but Shaw refused an offer to sell the film rights to Hollywood for $200,000. Today the film is seen as one of the three most successful films from the period before the Second World War. On January 25, 2007 the film was released on DVD by the Dutch Filmmuseum. Pygmalion (1937 film) The film takes place in Amsterdam. Elisa "Lizzie" Dolittle (Doeluttel) is