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* McGonagall on the Relief of Mafeking – William McGonagall's poem and a brief history of the siege.
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* The Great McGonagall ( 1974 ), untalented Scottish poet ( based on William Topaz McGonagall ) angles to become laureate, with Peter Sellers as Queen Victoria.
These were popular, the people of Dundee possibly recognising that McGonagall was " so giftedly bad he backed unwittingly into genius " He met with the ire of the publicans, on one occasion being pelted with peas for reciting a poem about the evils of " strong drink ".
The proceeds provided McGonagall with enough money to live on for a time.
Author Norman Watson speculates in his biography of McGonagall that the poetaster may have been on the " autism-Asperger's spectrum ".
* A collection of 35 broadsheet poems of McGonagall, the majority signed by him, was bought for £ 6, 600 ( including commission ) from Lyon & Turnbull, Edinburgh auctionneers, on 16 May 2008 .< ref >
For example, the poetry of William Topaz McGonagall is also remembered with affection by many despite its seeming technical flaws, as in his ode on the death of Alfred, Lord Tennyson:
In 1898 William McGonagall wrote Lines in Praise of Tommy Atkins, which was an attack on what McGonagall saw as the disparaging portrayal of Tommy in Kipling's poem.
* McGonagall on the Relief of Mafeking-William McGonagall's poem and a brief history of the siege.
A poem was later written about McLean's attempt on the Queen's life by William Topaz McGonagall ,< ref >
McGonagall and –
William Topaz McGonagall ( March 1825 – 29 September 1902 ) was a Scottish weaver, doggerel poet and actor.
* The Little Match Girl is retold in a poem by William McGonagall ( 1825 – 1902 )
McGonagall and William
* William McGonagall: The Truth at Last ( 1976 ) ( with Jack Hobbs )
* William McGonagall Meets George Gershwin: A Scottish Fantasy ( 1988 ) ( with Jack Hobbs )
* William McGonagall: Freefall ( 1992 ) ( with Jack Hobbs )
Despite the fact that this was a fairly transparent hoax, McGonagall would refer to himself as " Sir William Topaz McGonagall, Knight of the White Elephant, Burmah " in his advertising for the rest of his life.
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* The Tay Bridge Disaster, a poem written by Scottish poet William McGonagall
The event was commemorated in a poem, The Tay Bridge Disaster, written by William McGonagall, a notoriously unskilled Scottish poet.
** William Topaz McGonagall, notoriously bad poet
* William Topaz McGonagall
" The Tay Bridge Disaster " is a poem written in 1880 by the Scottish poet, William McGonagall, who has been widely acclaimed as the worst poet in British history.
William McGonagall wrote two other poems in praise of the Tay Bridge.
* William Topaz McGonagall
Crieff was immortalised by William McGonagall in his poem " Crieff "
* William Topaz McGonagall
Among the warriors of each clan is a gonnagle ; a bard or war-poet, whose job is to create terrible poetry that is recited during battles to demoralise the enemy, ( see William McGonagall.
* William McGonagall, a Scottish poet
* William McGonagall, a Scottish poet often known by this name
McGonagall and poem
McGonagall was outraged and wrote a poem in response entitled Lines in Protest to the Dundee Magistrates:
McGonagall had previously written a poem in praise of the Tay Bridge: " The Railway Bridge of the Silvery Tay " " With your numerous arches and pillars in so grand array ".
The poem is by far the most famous ever written by McGonagall, and is still widely quoted.
William McGonagall wrote a poem about this battle.
William Topaz McGonagall produces his epic poem The Tay Bridge Disaster to commemorate the event.
* The Battle Of Abu Klea Full text of the poem, from McGonagall Online.
McGonagall and history
McGonagall has been acclaimed as the worst poet in British history.
McGonagall and .
Minerva is also the first name of Professor McGonagall, Harry Potter's Head of House, and a very wise witch of Hogwarts, always concerned with the safety of her students.
* In the Harry Potter series, J. K Rowling named a leading female character Minerva McGonagall in light of the Goddess.
Also, like Minerva ( who had the ability to transform into an owl ), the character of McGonagall had the ability to transfigure into a cat.
Also, like Minerva's other trait as a goddess of war, Minerva McGonagall is shown to be a good and courageous soldier, actually dueling Tom Marvolo Riddle himself.
McGonagall moved north and was apprenticed as a handloom weaver in Dundee, following in his father's footsteps.
Despite the industrial revolution slowly making weavers obsolete, McGonagall appeared to prosper, as there was still need for skilled workers to perform tasks of great complexity.
The play should have ended with Macbeth's death, but McGonagall believed the actor playing Macduff was trying to upstage him, and refused to die.
By the 1870s, McGonagall and his family were struggling.
McGonagall claimed he was inspired to become a poet when he " seemed to feel a strange kind of feeling stealing over, and remained so for about five minutes.
McGonagall realised if he were to succeed as a poet, he required a patron and wrote to Queen Victoria.
McGonagall took this as praise for his work.
McGonagall told the man that " it was so very bad that Her Majesty had thanked for what Chief Templar had condemned.
The letter gave McGonagall confidence in his " poetic abilities ", and he felt his reputation could be enhanced further if he were to give a live performance before the queen.
McGonagall presented the letter but was refused entry and had to return home.
Throughout his life McGonagall campaigned against excessive drinking, appearing in pubs and bars to give edifying poems and speeches.
McGonagall constantly struggled with money and earned money by selling his poems in the streets, or reciting them in halls, theatres and public houses.
Throughout his life McGonagall seemed oblivious to the general opinion of his poems, even when his audience were pelting him with eggs and vegetables.
In 1890, McGonagall was in dire straits financially.
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