Bon Gaultier was a

pen name A pen name, also called a ''nom de plume'' or a literary double, is a pseudonym (or, in some cases, a variant form of a real name) adopted by an author and printed on the title page or by-line of their works in place of their real name. A pen na ...

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William Edmondstoune Aytoun William Edmondstoune Aytoun FRSE (21 June 18134 August 1865) was a Scottish poet, lawyer by training, and professor of rhetoric and belles lettres at the University of Edinburgh. He published poetry, translation, prose fiction, criticism and s ...

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Sir Theodore Martin Sir Theodore Martin (16 September 1816 – 18 August 1909) was a Scottish poet, biographer, and translator. Biography Martin was the son of James Martin, a solicitor in Edinburgh, where Theodore was born and educated at the Royal High Scho ...

. 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

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