Bon Gaultier was a
pen name
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assumed by the writers
William Edmondstoune Aytoun and
Sir Theodore Martin.
The humorous ''Bon Gaultier Ballads'' remained popular for a long time; originally contributed to a magazine, they appeared in book form in 1845.
Contents
The Broken Pitcher- a story about a Moorish woman who throws a Christian Knight down a well after stealing three kisses from her
External links
The Cambridge History... Bon Gaultier Ballads
Collective pseudonyms
19th-century pseudonymous writers
Scottish humorists
19th century in Scotland
Scottish literature
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