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	McGonagall Online - http://www.mcgonagall-online.org.uk A tribute to the poet and tragedian which includes his autobiography, all his published poems, contemporary press reports and a host of assorted McGonagallia.
	William Topaz McGonagall Appreciation Society - http://www.taynet.co.uk/users/mcgon/ Dundee-based fan club for the poet and tragedian. Presents a small selection of his poems and links to other sites.
	William McGonagall - Poet and Tragedian of Dundee - http://www.dundeecity.gov.uk/centlib/mcgon.htm Dundee City Council's page on the city's famous bard: "the world's best bad poet". Includes a facsimile of an original McGonagall manuscript.
	The Worst Poem of All Time: William Topaz McGonagall's The Tay Bridge Disaster - http://poetry.about.com/library/weekly/aa050499.htm?once=true& Text and criticism of the work.
	Glasgow by William McGonagall - http://www.tlg.uci.edu/~opoudjis/Play/glasgow.html McGonagall's poem about the city, with links to modern photographs of the features he describes.

	McGonagall 2002 Exhibition - http://www.dundeecity.gov.uk/centlib/silverytay/ A selection of original McGonagall manuscripts and related documents from the collection of the Dundee library.
	The Great McGonagall - http://www.durham.net/~neilmac/great.htm Biographical article from Canadian website "Brigadoonery".
	The Poetry of Scotland - William McGonagall - http://www.poetryofscotland.co.uk/Mcgonagall/mcgonagallhome.php Short biography plus small selection of poems with brief background information.
	William McGonagall: World's Worst Poet - http://www.geocities.com/williamtopazmcgonagall/ Site which presents the theory that McGonagall was a deliberate satirist, rather than incompetent. Includes a full Masters thesis about the man and his works.
	The McGonagall Lexicon - http://www.spda.com/mcgonagall/main.cfm Large collection of "poetic gems" online, together with a chat room and a selection of links.

	William McGonagall: White Elephant - http://www.scotlandmag.com/magazine/issue5/12006249.html Lengthy article about the man from Scotland Magazine.
	Inadvertent Doggerel - http://www.bikwil.com/Vintage05/Inadvertent-Doggerel.html "A celebration of a particular feature of Victorian literature — accidental trash poetry". An article discussing McGonagall, alongside other poets.
	Beautiful Monikie - http://www.monikiescotland.freeserve.co.uk/mcgonnagal.htm McGonagall poem praising "as bonnie a place as ye could wish to see, and about eleven or twelve miles from bonnie Dundee"
	William McGonagall: Quixote of the North - http://www.xen19.dial.pipex.com/mcgonagall.htm Article and appreciation of the "teetotal twit who thought he was Tennyson", by poet W. N. Herbert.
	Grossly Maligned and Misunderstood - http://www.ciao.co.uk/William_McGonagall__Review_5333446 "William McGonagall is one of the 19th century's true life tragic romantic heroes - especially so because he was blissfully unaware of the fact!". Review from ciao.co.uk

	The Poetry of William McGonagall - http://www.geocities.com/trollocksuk/ Selection of general and military works.
	John Laurie as The Great McGonagall - http://home.btconnect.com/howejam/dadsarmy/discography/33_greatmcgonagal.htm Review of an LP on which Scots actor John Laurie impersonates McGonagall and reads from his poetry. Laurie was partly responsible for bringing McGonagall to a wider audience in the 1960's
	Great Scotsmen - William McGonagall - http://www.firstfoot.co.uk/Great%20Scot/gonagall.htm Humorous tribute from "the alternative voice of Scotland".
	Tribute to the Best Bad Bard - http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/scotland/2060054.stm The city of Dundee plans a unique riverside tribute, report from BBC News.
	McGonagall: Gone but Unforgettable - http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/scotland/466681.stm A plaque is unveiled at McGonagall's burial site. Report and profile from BBC News.

	All hail McGonagall, in verse there were few worse - http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2002/06/23/1023864526998.html Biographical article and quotes, from Australian newspaper The Age.
	William McGonagall: Scotland's Other National Bard - http://www.bbc.co.uk/legacies/myths_legends/scotland/perth_tayside/ Biographical article from the BBC's local history pages.
	Great Scot - http://www.ciao.co.uk/William_McGonagall__Review_5330521 Review of McGonagall's life, poetic style and works marred by some minor factual errors.
	William McGonagall, a Terrible Poet - http://ukuleleking.diaryland.com/030308_41.html Lengthy essay about the poet, his life and his writings.
	Scottish Writers: William McGonagall - http://www.magicdragon.com/Wallace/mcgonagall.html A photograph of the poet, striking a dramatic pose with his hat and walking stick.

	Scottish Writers on the Internet: William McGonagall - http://www.users.globalnet.co.uk/~crumey/william_mcgonagall.html Concise biography and list of published works.
	William McGonagall - Poet - http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/h2g2/A416341 Concise article describing McGonagall's life and work from the BBC h2g2 site.
	Famous Scots - William McGonagall - http://scottishculture.about.com/aboutuk/scottishculture/library/blfammcgonagall.htm?terms=mcgonagall Short biographical article and picture of a recently erected memorial plaque.
	McGonagall's Military Verse - http://www.colonialwargaming.co.uk/Inspiration/Poetry/McGonagall/Introduction.htm Selection of poems commemorating the military actions of the British Empire - evidently one of McGonagall's favourite subjects.

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