McGonagall, William M Authors

McGonagall, William M Authors

McGonagall, William

Twas in the year 1877 and in Dundee's holiday week (after William McGonagall)

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- Biographical article and quotes, from Australian newspaper The Age.
- Large collection of "poetic gems" online, together with a chat room and a selection of links.
- Lengthy essay about the poet, his life and his writings.
- Analysis of a passage from McGonagall's autobiography which appears in a UK examination syllabus.
- 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
- A plaque is unveiled at McGonagall's burial site. Report and profile from BBC News.
- Concise article describing McGonagall's life and work from the BBC h2g2 site.
- Humorous tribute from "the alternative voice of Scotland".
- "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.
- Text and criticism of the work.
- Review of McGonagall's life, poetic style and works marred by some minor factual errors.
- Article and appreciation of the "teetotal twit who thought he was Tennyson", by poet W. N. Herbert.
- Site which presents the theory that McGonagall was a deliberate satirist, rather than incompetent. Includes a full Masters thesis about the man and his works.
- Short biographical article and picture of a recently erected memorial plaque.
- Concise biography and list of published works.
- Biographical article from Canadian website "Brigadoonery".
- 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.
- Dundee-based fan club for the poet and tragedian. Presents a small selection of his poems and links to other sites.
- Short extracts and critique of McGonagall's works.
- Selection of general and military works.
- Review of the poet's life, and a suitable poetic description of it from the staff of the Perth & Kinross libraries.
- Reuters news report of moves to honour McGonagall in Dundee, includes brief biographical sketch.
- "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
- Short bio plus small selection of poems with brief background information.
- McGonagall poem praising "as bonnie a place as ye could wish to see, and about eleven or twelve miles from bonnie Dundee"
- Lengthy article about the man from Scotland Magazine.
- Comprehensive tribute to the poet and tragedian which includes his autobiography as well as all his published poems.
- McGonagall is feted by his adopted city of Dundee, 100 years after his death. Story from the South Florida Sun-Sentinel
- McGonagall's poem about the city, with links to modern photographs of the features he describes.
- A selection of original McGonagall manuscripts and related documents from the collection of the Dundee library.
- Selection of poems commemorating the military actions of the British Empire - evidently one of McGonagall's favourite subjects.
- "A celebration of a particular feature of Victorian literature — accidental trash poetry". An article discussing McGonagall, alongside other poets.
- Appreciation and biography of the poet, with some sample poems.
- A photograph of the poet, striking a dramatic pose with his hat and walking stick.
- 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.
- The city of Dundee plans a unique riverside tribute, report from BBC News.

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