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William Topaz McGonagall

William Topaz McGonagall (1825-1902) a Scottish poet, actor, and weaver. He had a remarkable genius for writing hilariously bad poetry. His published works include Poetic Gems, More Poetic Gems, Still More Poetic Gems, Yet More Poetic Gems, Further Poetic Gems, Yet Further Poetic Gems, and Last Poetic Gems. Photo by Parisian Photo Co, Edinburgh, via Wikimedia Commons

Latest Posts by the Author

  1. The Tay Bridge Disaster
  2. Lines In Protest To The Dundee Magistrates
  3. Ode to the King
  4. The Battle of El-Teb
  5. Descriptive Jottings of London
  6. The Railway Bridge of the Silvery Tay
  7. The Horrors of Majuba
  8. Lines in Praise of Tommy Atkins
  9. The Famous Tay Whale