 The plot of "The Wicked World" clearly fascinated Gilbert.Not only did he write a short story on the theme in 1871, but he also co-wrote a parody of it, "The Happy Land" (1873), and he returned to it in his 1909 comic opera, "Fallen Fairies".Gilbert sued "The Pall Mall Gazette", which had called "The Wicked World" indecent because of the references to "mortal love" in the script.