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William McGonagall Collected Poems Book

Brings together the three collections: 'Poetic Gems', 'More Poetic Gems' and 'Last Poetic Gems'. This book also includes the play 'Jack O' The Cudgel'.Read More

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  • Foyles

    William McGonagall was born in Edinburgh in 1830. His father was a poor hand-loom weaver, and his work took his family to Glasgow, then to Dundee. William attended school for eighteen months before the age of seven, and received no further formal education. Later, as a mill worker, he used to read books in the evening, taking great interest in Shakespeare's plays. In 1877, McGonagall suddenly discovered himself 'to be a poet'. Since then, thousands of people the world over have enjoyed the verse of Scotland's alternative national poet. This volume brings together the three famous collections - "Poetic Gems", "More Poetic Gems" and "Last Poetic Gems", and includes all the valuable autobiographical material which appeared in the original volumes. It includes all his most famous works, as well as previously unpublished poems.

  • Blackwell

    The execrable rhymes, the terrible scansion, the ludicrous subject matter - despite everything, William McGonagall remains one of Scotland's favourite poets.Born probably in Edinburgh in 1825, McGonagall spent many years as a weaver until he...

  • Pickabook

    Chris Hunt (Editor), Colin Walker (Editor)

  • 1841584770
  • 9781841584775
  • Chris Hunt
  • 16 November 2006
  • Birlinn Ltd
  • Paperback (Book)
  • 602
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