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Review of McGonagall's life, poetic style and works marred by some minor factual errors.
http://www.ciao.co.uk/William_McGonagall__Review_5330521
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Grossly Maligned and Misunderstood
"William McGonagall is one of the 19th century's true life tragic romantic heroes - especially
so because he was blissfully unaware of the fact!". Review from ciao.co.uk
http://www.ciao.co.uk/William_McGonagall__Review_5333446
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McGonagall Lament?
Review of the poet's life, and a suitable poetic description of it from the staff of the Perth
& Kinross libraries.
http://www.pkc.gov.uk/library/news/mcgonagall.htm
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All hail McGonagall, in verse there were few worse
Biographical article and quotes, from Australian newspaper The Age.
http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2002/06/23/1023864526998.html
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William McGonagall: Scotland's Other National Bard
"One charge that may never be levelled against the interminable wordsmith is that he didnt put
his all into his art." Biographical article from the BBC's local history pages.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/legacies/myths_legends/scotland/perth_tayside/
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William McGonagall: Quixote of the North
Article and appreciation of the "teetotal twit who thought he was Tennyson", by poet W.
N. Herbert.
http://www.xen19.dial.pipex.com/mcgonagall.htm
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William McGonagall, a Terrible Poet
Lengthy essay about the poet, his life and his writings.
http://ukuleleking.diaryland.com/030308_41.html
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William McGonagall Centenary Festival
Well illustrated site created to mark the centenary of his death.
http://www.mcgonagall.info
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William McGonagall: White Elephant
Lengthy article about the man from Scotland Magazine.
http://www.scotlandmag.com/issue/5/scottish_poets/169
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John Laurie as The Great McGonagall
Review of an LP on which Scots actor John Laurie impersonates McGonagall and reads from his poetry.
Laurie was partly responsible for bringing McGonagall to a wider audience in the 1960's
http://www.btinternet.com/~howejam/dadsarmy/discography/33_greatmcgonagal.htm
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The Poetry of William McGonagall
Selection of general and military works.
http://www.geocities.com/trollocksuk/
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Tribute to the Best Bad Bard
The city of Dundee plans a unique riverside tribute, report from BBC News.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/scotland/2060054.stm
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McGonagall: Gone but Unforgettable
A plaque is unveiled at McGonagall's burial site. Report and profile from BBC News.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/scotland/466681.stm
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The Poetry of Scotland - William McGonagall
Short bio plus small selection of poems with brief background information.
http://www.it-serve.co.uk/poetry/Mcgonagall/mcgonagallhome.php
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The Worst Poem of All Time: William Topaz McGonagall's The Tay Bridge Disaster
Text and criticism of the work.
http://poetry.about.com/library/weekly/aa050499.htm?once=true&
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McGonagall 2002 Exhibition
A selection of original McGonagall manuscripts and related documents from the collection of the
Dundee library.
http://www.dundeecity.gov.uk/centlib/silverytay/
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William Topaz McGonagall Appreciation Society
Dundee-based fan club for the poet and tragedian. Presents a good selection of his poems and links
to other sites.
http://www.dundee22.freeserve.co.uk/default.htm
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'World's Worst Poet' Wins Immortality
Reuters news report of moves to honour McGonagall in Dundee, includes brief biographical sketch.
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&ncid=573&e=3&cid=573&u=/nm/20020625....
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Scottish City Honors Bard of some Really Awful Verse
McGonagall is feted by his adopted city of Dundee, 100 years after his death. Story from the South
Florida Sun-Sentinel
http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/nationworld/sfl-624bard.story?coll=sfla%2Dnews%2Dfringe
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City to Celebrate Life of Poet
Dundee is to celebrate the life of the worlds best worst poet by inscribing part of his most famous
work alongside the river made immortal by his pen. Report from Dundee Courier.
http://www.thecourier.co.uk/febcourierrede/NewsStory.cfm?StoryID=25164&Today=240602
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In Search of the World's Worst Writers
Short extracts and critique of McGonagall's works.
http://www.users.waitrose.com/~nickpage/worst/Mcgonagall/mcgonagall.html
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One of God's Clumsy Innocents
Appreciation and biography of the poet, with some sample poems.
http://www.firstunitarianportland.org/sermons/sermons1996/ClumsyInnocents.htm
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Great Scotsmen - William McGonagall
Humorous tribute from "the alternative voice of Scotland".
http://www.firstfoot.co.uk/Great%20Scot/gonagall.htm
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The Time I Discovered Myself to be a Poet
Analysis of a passage from McGonagall's autobiography which appears in a UK examination syllabus.
http://www.learn.co.uk/default.asp?WCI=Unit&WCU=2179
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Famous Scots - William McGonagall
Short biographical article and picture of a recently erected memorial plaque.
http://scottishculture.about.com/aboutuk/scottishculture/library/blfammcgonagall.htm?terms=mcgo....
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William McGonagall - Poet
Concise article describing McGonagall's life and work from the BBC h2g2 site.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/h2g2/guide/A416341
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William McGonagall - Poet and Tragedian of Dundee
Dundee City Council's page on the city's famous bard: "the world's best bad poet".
Includes a facsimile of an original McGonagall manuscript.
http://www.dundeecity.gov.uk/centlib/mcgon.htm
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Poetry Parlour
McGonagall's "Brief Autobiography" together with an appreciation and some samples of his
works. Part of a larger poetry site.
http://www.poetry-parlour.fsnet.co.uk/mcg.htm
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Beautiful Monikie
McGonagall poem praising "as bonnie a place as ye could wish to see, and about eleven or
twelve miles from bonnie Dundee"
http://www.monikiescotland.freeserve.co.uk/mcgonnagal.htm
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McGonagall's Military Verse
Selection of poems commemorating the military actions of the British Empire - evidently one of
McGonagall's favourite subjects.
http://www.users.dircon.co.uk/~warden/colonial/mac.htm
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McGonagall Online
A tribute to the poet and tragedian which includes his autobiography as well as all his published
poems.
http://www.mcgonagall-online.org.uk
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Scottish Writers: William McGonagall
A photograph of the poet, striking a dramatic pose with his hat and walking stick.
http://www.magicdragon.com/Wallace/mcgonagall.html
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Scottish Writers on the Internet: William McGonagall
Concise biography and list of published works.
http://www.users.globalnet.co.uk/~crumey/william_mcgonagall.html
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Glasgow by William McGonagall
McGonagall's poem about the city, with links to modern photographs of the features he describes.
http://www.tlg.uci.edu/~opoudjis/Play/glasgow.html
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The McGonagall Lexicon
Large collection of "poetic gems" online, together with a chat room and a selection of
links.
http://www.spda.com/mcgonagall/main.cfm
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