List of William McGonagall poems

This is a list of poems by William McGonagall that have been published in book form, either during the poet's life or subsequently. A number of others only appeared in broadsheets or in local newspapers and do not appear in this list.[1]

Published Works by William McGonagall
Title Year/month written[2] First published in Publication year Subject
A Christmas Carol 1884-12 Poetic Gems [First Series] 1890  
A Descriptive Poem on the Silvery Tay 1877-?? More Poetic Gems 1962 River Tay
A Humble Heroine 1899-09 More Poetic Gems 1962 Agnes Reston
A New Temperance Poem, in Memory of my Departed Parents 1885-10 Last Poetic Gems 1968  
A New Year's Resolution to Leave Dundee 1893-01 Last Poetic Gems 1968  
A Requisition To The Queen 1877-09 Last Poetic Gems 1968  
A Soldier's Reprieve 1893-01 More Poetic Gems 1962 William Scott (The Sleeping Sentinel)
A Summary History of Lord Clive 1899-06 Last Poetic Gems 1968 Robert Clive
A Summary History of Sir William Wallace 1877-10 More Poetic Gems 1962 William Wallace
A Tale of Christmas Eve 1900-12 Last Poetic Gems 1968  
A Tale of Elsinore 1889-05 More Poetic Gems 1962  
A Tale of the Sea 1886-05 Poetic Gems [Second Series] 1891  
A Tribute to Dr. Murison 1885-08 Last Poetic Gems 1968  
A Tribute to Henry M Stanley 1890-06 Poetic Gems [Second Series] 1891 Henry Morton Stanley
A Tribute to Mr J. Graham Henderson, The World's Fair Judge 1893-03 Last Poetic Gems 1968  
A Tribute to Mr Murphy and the Blue Ribbon Army 1882-01 Poetic Gems [Second Series] 1891 Francis Murphy (evangelist)
Adventures of King Robert the Bruce 1887-07 Poetic Gems [Second Series] 1891 Robert the Bruce
An Address to Shakespeare 1877-09 More Poetic Gems 1962 William Shakespeare
An Address to the New Tay Bridge 1887-06 Poetic Gems [First Series] 1890 Tay Rail Bridge
An Address to the Rev. George Gilfillan 1877-07 More Poetic Gems 1962 George Gilfillan
An Adventure in the Life of King James V of Scotland 1887-11 Poetic Gems [Second Series] 1891 James V of Scotland
An All Night Sea Fight 1901-06 More Poetic Gems 1962 HMS Blanche (1786)
An Autumn Reverie 1886-11 Poetic Gems [First Series] 1890  
An Excursion Steamer Sunk in the Tay 1888-07 Last Poetic Gems 1968  
An Ode to the Queen 1877-09 More Poetic Gems 1962 Queen Victoria
An Ode to the Queen on her Jubilee Year 1887-06 Poetic Gems [First Series] 1890 Golden Jubilee of Queen Victoria
Annie Marshall the Foundling 1888-02 Poetic Gems [Second Series] 1891  
Attempted Assassination of the Queen 1882-05 Poetic Gems [First Series] 1890 Roderick Maclean
Baldovan Mansion 1886-12 Poetic Gems [Second Series] 1891  
Balmoral Castle 1878-07 Last Poetic Gems 1968 Balmoral Castle
Beautiful Aberfoyle 1893-03 Last Poetic Gems 1968 Aberfoyle, Stirling
Beautiful Balmerino 1898-?? Last Poetic Gems 1968 Balmerino
Beautiful Balmoral 1900-05 More Poetic Gems 1962 Balmoral Castle
Beautiful Comrie 1899-06 More Poetic Gems 1962 Comrie
Beautiful Crieff 1899-04 More Poetic Gems 1962 Crieff
Beautiful Edinburgh 1881-?? Last Poetic Gems 1968 Edinburgh
Beautiful Monikie 1890-07 Poetic Gems [Second Series] 1891 Monikie
Beautiful Nairn 1888-06 More Poetic Gems 1962 Nairn
Beautiful Newport on the Braes o' the Silvery Tay 1892-08 Last Poetic Gems 1968 Newport-on-Tay
Beautiful North Berwick 1899-06 More Poetic Gems 1962 North Berwick
Beautiful Rothesay 1892-08 Last Poetic Gems 1968 Rothesay, Bute
Beautiful Torquay 1902-?? More Poetic Gems 1962 Torquay
Bill Bowls the Sailor 1885-09 Poetic Gems [Second Series] 1891  
Bill Bowls, the Sailor 1885-09 Last Poetic Gems 1968  
Bonnie Callander 1892-09 More Poetic Gems 1962 Callander
Bonnie Dundee in 1878 1878-01 More Poetic Gems 1962 Dundee
Bonnie Kilmany 1892-09 More Poetic Gems 1962 Kilmany
Bonnie Montrose 1881-04 More Poetic Gems 1962 Montrose, Angus
Broughty Ferry 1886-12 Poetic Gems [Second Series] 1891 Broughty Ferry
Burning of the Exeter Theatre 1887-09 Poetic Gems [Second Series] 1891 Theatre Royal, Exeter
Calamity in London 1898-01 More Poetic Gems 1962  
Captain Teach alias "Black Beard" 1892-04 More Poetic Gems 1962 Blackbeard
Death and Burial of Lord Tennyson 1892-10 Last Poetic Gems 1968 Alfred, Lord Tennyson
Descriptive Jottings of London 1880-06 Poetic Gems [Second Series] 1891 London
Edinburgh 1895-06 Poetic Gems [First Series] 1890 Edinburgh
Farewell Address at the Argyle Hall 1880-06 Last Poetic Gems 1968  
Forget-Me-Not 1879-03 Poetic Gems [Second Series] 1891  
General Gordon, the Hero of Khartoum 1885-03 Poetic Gems 1934 Charles George Gordon
General Roberts in Afghanistan 1900-08 Last Poetic Gems 1968 Battle of Peiwar Kotal
Battle of Kandahar
Glasgow 1883-?? Poetic Gems [First Series] 1890 Glasgow
Grace Darling or The Wreck of the "Forfarshire" 1887-08 Poetic Gems [First Series] 1890 Grace Darling
Greenland's Icy Mountains 1886-05 Poetic Gems [First Series] 1890 Geography of Greenland
Grif, of the Bloody Hand 1887-09 Last Poetic Gems 1968  
Hanchen, The Maid of the Mill 1886-10 Poetic Gems 1934  
Jack Honest, or the Widow and her Son 1889-11 Last Poetic Gems 1968  
Jack o' the Cudgel 1885-06 Poetic Gems [Second Series] 1891  
Jack o' the Cudgel 1885-08 Poetic Gems [Second Series] 1891  
Jenny Carrister, The Heroine of Lucknow-Mine 1888-05 Poetic Gems 1934  
John Rouat the Fisherman 1888-02 Poetic Gems [Second Series] 1891  
Jottings of New York 1887-05 Poetic Gems [Second Series] 1891 New York City
Lines in Defence of the Stage 1895-?? More Poetic Gems 1962  
Lines in Memoriam Regarding the Entertainment I Gave on the 31st March, 1893, in Reform Street Hall, Dundee 1893-04 Last Poetic Gems 1968  
Lines in Praise of Mr. J. Graham Henderson, Hawick 1893-03 Last Poetic Gems 1968  
Lines in Praise of Professor Blackie 1895-04 Last Poetic Gems 1968 John Stuart Blackie
Lines in Praise of the Lyric Club Banquet 1894-09 Last Poetic Gems 1968  
Lines in Praise of Tommy Atkins 1899-11 More Poetic Gems 1962 Tommy Atkins
Lines in Reply to the Beautiful Poet who Welcomed News of McGonagall's Departure from Dundee 1893-01 Last Poetic Gems 1968  
Little Jamie 1878-?? More Poetic Gems 1962  
Little Pierre's Song 1887-08 Last Poetic Gems 1968  
Little Popeet: The Lost Child 1893-11 More Poetic Gems 1962  
Loch Katrine 1886-07 Poetic Gems [Second Series] 1891 Loch Katrine
Loch Leven 1886-12 Poetic Gems [Second Series] 1891 Loch Leven (Kinross)
Loch Ness 1878-06 More Poetic Gems 1962 Loch Ness
Lord Roberts' Triumphal Entry into Pretoria 1900-06 Last Poetic Gems 1968  
Lost on the Prairie 1893-12 More Poetic Gems 1962  
Mary, the Maid of the Tay 1878-11 More Poetic Gems 1962  
McGonagall's Ode to the King 1902-06 More Poetic Gems 1962 Edward VII
Montrose Unknown Poetic Gems [Second Series] 1891 Montrose, Angus
Nora, The Maid of Killarney 1894-03 More Poetic Gems 1962  
Oban 1886-06 Poetic Gems [First Series] 1890 Oban
Richard Pigott, the Forger 1889-04 More Poetic Gems 1962 Richard Pigott
Robert Burns 1877-09 Poetic Gems [Second Series] 1891 Robert Burns
Saved by Music 1884-01 Last Poetic Gems 1968  
Saving a Train 1883-02 Poetic Gems [First Series] 1890  
Saving a Train 1899-01 Last Poetic Gems 1968  
The Albion Battleship Calamity 1898-06 More Poetic Gems 1962 HMS Albion (1898)
The Ancient Town of Leith 1899-05 More Poetic Gems 1962 Leith
The Ashantee War 1902-01 Last Poetic Gems 1968 Anglo-Ashanti Wars
The Battle of Abu Klea 1885-02 Poetic Gems [First Series] 1890 Battle of Abu Klea
The Battle of Alexandria 1885-06 Last Poetic Gems 1968 Battle of Alexandria
The Battle of Atbara 1898-04 Last Poetic Gems 1968 Battle of Atbara
The Battle of Bannockburn 1877-09 Poetic Gems [First Series] 1890 Battle of Bannockburn
The Battle of Corunna 1900-08 Last Poetic Gems 1968 Battle of Corunna
The Battle of Cressy 1885-06 Poetic Gems 1934 Battle of Crécy
The Battle of Culloden Unknown Poetic Gems [Second Series] 1891 Battle of Culloden
The Battle of El-Teb 1884-03 Poetic Gems [First Series] 1890 First and Second Battles of El Teb
The Battle of Flodden Field 1884-08 Poetic Gems [First Series] 1890 Battle of Flodden
The Battle of Glencoe 1899-11 More Poetic Gems 1962 Battle of Talana Hill
The Battle of Gujrat 1901-08 Last Poetic Gems 1968 Battle of Gujrat
The Battle of Inkermann 1902-?? Last Poetic Gems 1968 Battle of Inkerman
The Battle of Omdurman 1898-09 Last Poetic Gems 1968 Battle of Omdurman
The Battle of Sheriffmuir Unknown Poetic Gems [Second Series] 1891 Battle of Sheriffmuir
The Battle of Shina, in Africa 1888-10 Poetic Gems 1934  
The Battle of Tel-el-Kebir 1882-10 Poetic Gems [First Series] 1890 Battle of Tell El Kebir
The Battle of the Alma 1885-01 Last Poetic Gems 1968 Battle of the Alma
The Battle of the Modder River 1899-12 McGonagall and Tommy Atkins 1975 Battle of Modder River
The Battle of the Nile 1886-09 Last Poetic Gems 1968 Battle of the Nile
The Battle of Toulouse 1902-?? McGonagall and Tommy Atkins 1975 Battle of Toulouse (1814)
The Battle of Waterloo 1884-06 More Poetic Gems 1962 Battle of Waterloo
The Beautiful City of Perth 1894-04 Last Poetic Gems 1968 Perth, Scotland
The Beautiful Sun 1883-06 Poetic Gems [First Series] 1890 Sun
The Beautiful Village of Penicuik 1900-05 More Poetic Gems 1962 Penicuik
The Black Watch Memorial 1887-11 More Poetic Gems 1962  
The Blind Girl 1893-10 Last Poetic Gems 1968  
The Bonnie Lass o' Dundee 1877-09 More Poetic Gems 1962  
The Bonnie Lass of Ruily 1892-04 More Poetic Gems 1962  
The Bonnie Sidlaw Hills 1892-08 More Poetic Gems 1962 Sidlaws
The Burial of Mr Gladstone 1898-05 More Poetic Gems 1962 William Ewart Gladstone
The Burial of the Reverend George Gilfillan 1878-08 Poetic Gems [First Series] 1890 George Gilfillan
The Burning of the People's Variety Theatre, Aberdeen 1896-?? Last Poetic Gems 1968  
The Burning of the Ship "Kent" 1900-09 More Poetic Gems 1962 Kent (1820 EIC ship)
The Burning of the Steamer "City of Montreal" 1888-01 Poetic Gems 1934  
The Burns Statue 1880-10 Last Poetic Gems 1968 Robert Burns (Steell)
The Capture of Havana 1900-07 More Poetic Gems 1962 Siege of Havana
The Capture of Lucknow 1885-04 Last Poetic Gems 1968 Siege of Lucknow
The Castle of Mains 1878-05 Poetic Gems [Second Series] 1891 Mains Castle
The Christmas Goose 1878-09 Poetic Gems [First Series] 1890  
The City of Perth 1878-?? More Poetic Gems 1962 Perth, Scotland
The Clepington Catastrophe 1884-03 Poetic Gems [Second Series] 1891  
The Collision in the English Channel 1888-11 Poetic Gems 1934  
The Convict's Return 1879-04 Last Poetic Gems 1968  
The Crucifixion of Christ 1890-06 Last Poetic Gems 1968 Crucifixion of Jesus
The Death of Captain Ward 1901-01 More Poetic Gems 1962  
The Death of Captain Webb 1883-08 The Real McGonagall 1948 Matthew Webb
The Death of Fred Marsden, the American Playwright 1888-06 Last Poetic Gems 1968  
The Death of John Brown 1883-08 The Real McGonagall 1948 John Brown (servant)
The Death of Lord and Lady Dalhousie 1887-12 Poetic Gems [First Series] 1890 John Ramsay, 13th Earl of Dalhousie
The Death of Prince Leopold 1884-04 Poetic Gems [First Series] 1890 Prince Leopold, Duke of Albany
The Death of the Old Mendicant 1879-06 Poetic Gems [Second Series] 1891  
The Death of the Queen 1901-01 More Poetic Gems 1962 Queen Victoria
The Death of the Rev. Dr. Wilson 1888-01 More Poetic Gems 1962  
The Demon Drink 1887-10 Last Poetic Gems 1968  
The Den o' Fowlis 1882-?? More Poetic Gems 1962 Liff, Angus
The Destroying Angel 1889-01 More Poetic Gems 1962  
The Disastrous Fire at Scarborough 1898-06 More Poetic Gems 1962  
The Downfall of Delhi 1901-04 Last Poetic Gems 1968 Siege of Delhi
The Execution of James Graham, Marquis of Montrose 1898-?? Poetic Gems [Second Series] 1891 James Graham, 1st Marquess of Montrose
The Fair Maid of Perth's House 1894-10 More Poetic Gems 1962  
The Famous Tay Whale 1884-01 Poetic Gems [First Series] 1890 Tay Whale
The First Grenadier of France 1887-08 Poetic Gems 1934 Théophile Corret de la Tour d'Auvergne
The Funeral of the German Emperor 1888-04 Poetic Gems [First Series] 1890 William I, German Emperor
The Funeral of the Late Ex-Provost Rough, Dundee 1888-12 Last Poetic Gems 1968  
The Funeral of the Late Prince Henry of Battenberg 1896-?? Last Poetic Gems 1968 Prince Henry of Battenberg
The Great Franchise Demonstration 1884-09 Last Poetic Gems 1968  
The Great Yellow River Inundation In China 1888-03 Last Poetic Gems 1968 1887 Yellow River flood
The Heatherblend Club Banquet 1894-10 More Poetic Gems 1962  
The Hero of Kalapore 1899-08 Last Poetic Gems 1968 William Alexander Kerr
The Hero of Rorke's Drift 1899-02 Last Poetic Gems 1968 Henry Hook (VC)
The Horrors of Majuba 1888-08 Poetic Gems 1934 Battle of Majuba Hill
The Inauguration of the Hill o' Balgay 1878-?? More Poetic Gems 1962  
The Inauguration of the University College, Dundee 1883-10 Last Poetic Gems 1968 University of Dundee
The Irish Convict's Return 1878-?? More Poetic Gems 1962  
The Kessack Ferry-Boat Fatality 1894-03 Last Poetic Gems 1968 Kessock Ferry
The Last Berkshire Eleven 1899-07 Last Poetic Gems 1968 Battle of Maiwand
The Late Sir John Ogilvy 1890-?? Poetic Gems [First Series] 1890 Sir John Ogilvy, 9th Baronet
The Little Match Girl 1894-01 More Poetic Gems 1962  
The Loss of the Victoria 1893-06 More Poetic Gems 1962 HMS Victoria (1887)
The Military Review by Lord Wolseley 1897-02 McGonagall and Tommy Atkins 1975  
The Miraculous Escape of Robert Allan, the Fireman 1888-10 Poetic Gems 1934  
The Moon 1878-12 Poetic Gems [First Series] 1890 Moon
The Newport Railway 1878-06 Poetic Gems [First Series] 1890 Newport Railway, Scotland
The Nithsdale Widow and her Son 1891-12 Poetic Gems [Second Series] 1891  
The Pennsylvania Disaster 1889-07 Poetic Gems 1934 Johnstown Flood
The Queen's Diamond Jubilee Celebrations 1897-05 More Poetic Gems 1962  
The Railway Bridge of the Silvery Tay 1877-08 Poetic Gems [First Series] 1890 Tay Rail Bridge
The Rattling Boy from Dublin 1878-10 Poetic Gems [First Series] 1890  
The Rebel Surprise Near Tamai 1885-04 Poetic Gems [Second Series] 1891  
The Relief of Ladysmith 1900-04 McGonagall and Tommy Atkins 1975 Relief of Ladysmith
The Relief of Mafeking 1900-06 More Poetic Gems 1962 Siege of Mafeking
The River of Leith 1895-09 Last Poetic Gems 1968 Water of Leith
The Royal Review 1881-09 Poetic Gems [Second Series] 1891  
The Siege of Seringapatam 1901-03 McGonagall and Tommy Atkins 1975 Siege of Seringapatam (1799)
The Sorrows of the Blind 1878-05 Poetic Gems [Second Series] 1891  
The Sprig of Moss 1889-12 Poetic Gems 1934 Alois Senefelder
The Storming of the Dargai Heights 1897-11 Last Poetic Gems 1968 Dargai
The Sunderland Calamity 1883-06 Last Poetic Gems 1968 Victoria Hall Disaster
The Tay Bridge Disaster 1880-01 Poetic Gems [First Series] 1890 Tay Bridge disaster
The Terrific Cyclone of 1893 1893-12 Last Poetic Gems 1968  
The Tragic Death of the Rev. A. H. Mackonochie 1887-12 Poetic Gems 1934 Alexander Mackonochie
The Troubles of Matthew Mahoney 1892-08 More Poetic Gems 1962  
The Village of Tayport and its Surroundings 1894-07 Last Poetic Gems 1968 Tayport
The Wreck of the "Abercrombie Robinson" 1892-05 More Poetic Gems 1962  
The Wreck of the "Columbine" 1886-03 Last Poetic Gems 1968 Betty Mouat
The Wreck of the "Indian Chief" 1899-10 More Poetic Gems 1962  
The Wreck of the "Thomas Dryden" 1881-10 Poetic Gems [First Series] 1890  
The Wreck of the Barque "Lynton" 1886-01 Last Poetic Gems 1968  
The Wreck of the Barque "Wm. Paterson" of Liverpool 1886-04 Poetic Gems 1934  
The Wreck Of The Steamer "London" 1882-11 Poetic Gems [First Series] 1890 SS London (1864)
The Wreck of the Steamer "Mohegan" 1898-11 Last Poetic Gems 1968 SS Mohegan
The Wreck of the Steamer "Stella" 1899-05 More Poetic Gems 1962 SS Stella (1890)
The Wreck of the Steamer "Storm Queen" 1889-01 Poetic Gems 1934  
The Wreck of the Whaler "Oscar" 1888-04 Poetic Gems 1934  The Wreck of the Oscar
To Mr James Scrymgeour, Dundee 1887-01 Poetic Gems [First Series] 1890  
Women's Suffrage 1884-10 Last Poetic Gems 1968 Women's suffrage in the United Kingdom
Wreck of the Schooner "Samuel Crawford" 1887-01 Poetic Gems 1934  
Young Munro the Sailor 1886-07 Poetic Gems [Second Series] 1891  

Bibliography

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  • Poetic Gems [First Series]. Dundee: Winter, Duncan & Co. 1890. OCLC 316566087.
  • Poetic Gems [Second Series]. Dundee: David Winter. 1891. OCLC 316648533.
  • Poetic Gems. Dundee: David Winter. 1934. OCLC 181801214.
  • The Real McGonagall. Glasgow: D. R. Burnside. 1948. OCLC 181682664.
  • More Poetic Gems. Dundee: David Winter. 1962. OCLC 2219853.
  • Last Poetic Gems. Dundee: David Winter. 1968. ISBN 9780715604144.
  • McGonagall and Tommy Atkins. Dundee: David Winter. 1975. OCLC 810787452.

References

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  1. ^ McGonagall, William (24 August 2011). "Unpublished Gems". McGonagall Online.
  2. ^ Watson, Norman (2010). "Chronology of William McGonagall's Poems and Songs". Poet McGonagall: The Biography of William McGonagall. Edinburgh: Birlinn. pp. 289–299. ISBN 978-1841588841.
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