William Mcgonagall
Sources
The Complete McGonagall by William McGonagall;
ISBN 0 7156 05011;
Gerald Duckworth and Co Ltd (London) 1992.
The photograph of William McGonagall performing a recitation is from:
No Poets' Corner in the Abbey by David Phillips;
David Winter and Son Ltd (Dundee), Gerald Duckworth and Co Ltd (London) 1971.
Editing for Scotstext
- spurious apostrophes removed;
- spellings de-anglicised (eg 'took' changed to 'teuk');
- Scots spellings made more consistent (eg 'loof' changed to 'luif');
- Grammar edited somewhat in favour of more classical models of Scots.