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William McGonagall was known as the Greatest Bad Verse Writer of his age, but was sustained throughout his career as by an invincible belief in his own genius. 'The Tay Bridge Disaster', 'Death of Lord and Lady Dalhousie', and 'Attempted Assassination of the Queen' all passed into recorded Victorian literature and are reproduced in this collection. McGonagall was unrecognised in his own lifetime, but how has many thousands of admirers around the world - including Billy Connelly, who has written an affectionate introduction to the anthology.
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William Topaz McGonagall was the son of an Irish weaver and spent his life in Dundee as a handloom weaver by day and a poet by night. He attracted a certain following with his readings in public houses and his broadsheets of topical verse. He died in 1902.
Noted actor and stand-up comedian, Billy Connolly is a lover of poetry and a devoted fan of William McGonagall.
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Noted actor and stand-up comedian, Billy Connolly is a lover of poetry and a devoted fan of William McGonagall.
'Even a dour literary world such as 19th-century Scotland needs its own Don Quixote and McGonagall fitted the bill.' David Shearing, Yorkshire Post
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- PublisherDuckworth
- Publication date1975
- ISBN 10 071560922X
- ISBN 13 9780715609224
- BindingHardcover
- Number of pages214
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Book Description Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. N/A (illustrator). First. HB DJ 1st Ed thus. Tartan illustrated printed DJ not clipped. Black cloth boards, gilt titles spine. 19.3 x 13cm. 214 pages. 'The greatest bad verse writer of his age', William McGonagall, a Dundee handloom weaver, was sustained by an invincible belief in his own genius. Now after his death, he has thousands of admirers all over the world. The Tay Bridge Disaster. The Death of Lord & Lady Dalhousie. Attempted Assassination of the Queen. Saving the Train - these & the rest of them are immortal favourites. The best are gathered together in this edition. Condition: Very slight colour discolouration on boards, otherwise DJ and book like new. Seller Inventory # 001408
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