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McGONAGALL, William: Great Poets (The)
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For over a hundred years, William McGonagall (1830–1902) has been almost universally recognised as the worst poet in English. Utterly convinced of his genius, he remained untroubled by any worrisome self-doubt, despite the mockery of his audiences.
This collection brings together some of his best-known works (The Tay Bridge Disaster, The Battle of Tel-el-Kebir), some lesser-known gems (Beecham’s Pills, The Faithful Dog Fido), and some autobiographical writings that tell of his ill-fated trip to Balmoral, of his much-fêted performance as Macbeth (in which he was so popular he decided not to die), and why publicans threw peas at him.
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Tay Bridge Disaster
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Tay Bridge Disaster
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The Famous Tay Whale
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The Famous Tay Whale
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The Burning of the People's Variety Theatre, Aberdeen
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The Burning of the People's Variety Theatre, Aberdeen
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An Excursion Steamer Sunk in the Tay
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An Excursion Steamer Sunk in the Tay
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The Wreck of the Steamer London while on her way to Australia
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The Wreck of the Steamer London while on her way to Australia
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Loch Ness
A Descriptive Poem on the Silvery Tay
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A Descriptive Poem on the Silvery Tay
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The Battle of Tel-el-Kebir
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The Battle of Tel - el - Kebir
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A Tribute to Mr. J. Graham Henderson, The World's Fair Judge
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A Tribute to Mr. J. Graham Henderson, The World's Fair Judge
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The City of Perth
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The City of Perth
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The Royal Review: August 25, 1881
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The Royal Review: August 25, 1881
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An Ode to the Queen on Her Jubilee Year
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An Ode to the Queen on Her Jubilee Year
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Beecham's Pills
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Beecham's Pills
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The Faithful Dog Fido
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The Faithful Dog Fido
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The Albion Battleship Calamity
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The Albion Battleship Calamity
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Reminiscences
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Reminiscences
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A Brief Autobiography
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Brief Autobiography 1
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Brief Autobiography 2
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Brief Autobiography 3
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The Autobiography of Sir William Topaz McGonagall
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The Autobiography of Sir William Topaz McGonagall
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Total Playing Time:
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