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Author(s): McGonagall, William
Reader(s): Fisher, Gregor
Label: Naxos AudioBooks
Genre: Poetry
Catalogue No: NA189312
Barcode: 9789626348932
Release Date: 04/2009
McGONAGALL, William: Great Poets (The)
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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McGonagall, William - Author
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1 | Tay Bridge Disaster | 03:51 |
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2 | The Famous Tay Whale | 03:22 |
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3 | The Burning of the People's Variety Theatre, Aberdeen | 02:02 |
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4 | An Excursion Steamer Sunk in the Tay | 03:33 |
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5 | The Wreck of the Steamer London while on her way to Australia | 04:15 |
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6 | Loch Ness | 01:18 |
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7 | A Descriptive Poem on the Silvery Tay | 01:23 |
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8 | The Battle of Tel-el-Kebir | 03:08 |
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9 | A Tribute to Mr. J. Graham Henderson, The World's Fair Judge | 01:21 |
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10 | The City of Perth | 01:26 |
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11 | The Royal Review: August 25, 1881 | 02:14 |
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12 | An Ode to the Queen on Her Jubilee Year | 03:18 |
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13 | Beecham's Pills | 00:42 |
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14 | The Faithful Dog Fido | 04:12 |
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15 | The Albion Battleship Calamity | 04:28 |
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16 | Reminiscences | 02:08 |
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17 | Brief Autobiography 1 | 05:07 |
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18 | Brief Autobiography 2 | 03:03 |
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19 | Brief Autobiography 3 | 05:03 |
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20 | The Autobiography of Sir William Topaz McGonagall | 01:59 |
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Total Playing Time: 57:53