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Edinburgh
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Author : Michael Fry
language : en
Publisher: Pan Macmillan
Release Date : 2011-03-21
Edinburgh written by Michael Fry and has been published by Pan Macmillan this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-03-21 with History categories.
The late poet laureate, Sir John Betjeman, said that Edinburgh was the most beautiful city in Europe. Like some other great cities it is set on seven hills. But only one of these, Rome, rivals Edinburgh in matching the beauty of its setting with the stateliness of its buildings. Edinbrugh, too, provides the backdrop to much of the dark drama of the Scottish past, from Mary Queen of Scots to Bonnie Prince Charlie and beyond. Michael Fry, who has lived and worked there for nearly forty years, provides a compellingly readable account of this great city, from the earliest times to the present, balancing Edinburgh's cultural, political and social history, and painting a vivid portrait of a city - that like Stevenson's Dr Jekyll - is both dark and light, both dark and light, both 'Auld Reekie' and 'Athens of the North'. ‘Impressive ... in the style of Peter Ackroyd’s history of London’ Magnus Linklator, Spectator 'No one interested in the history of Edinburgh, and indeed Scotland, should be without it’ Allan Massie,Scotsman
History Of Edinburgh From Its Foundation To The Present Time In 9 Books
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Author : William Maitland
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1753
History Of Edinburgh From Its Foundation To The Present Time In 9 Books written by William Maitland and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1753 with categories.
Edinburgh
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Author : Michael Fry
language : en
Publisher: Pan Macmillan
Release Date : 2009
Edinburgh written by Michael Fry and has been published by Pan Macmillan this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009 with History categories.
Michael Fry, who has lived & work in Edinburgh for nearly 40 years, provides a compellingly readable account of this great city, from the earliest times to the present, balancing Edinburgh's cultural, political & social history, & shows how they have borne on one another.
Edinburgh
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Author : Donald Campbell
language : en
Publisher: Signal Books
Release Date : 2003
Edinburgh written by Donald Campbell and has been published by Signal Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2003 with Authors, Scottish categories.
Part of the Cities of the Imagination series, this is an in-depth cultural, historical, and literary guide by a lifelong native to Scotland's vibrant capital and home to one of the world's greatest arts festivals.
The History Of Edinburgh
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Author : Hugo Arnot
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1788
The History Of Edinburgh written by Hugo Arnot and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1788 with categories.
The Edinburgh History Of The Book In Scotland Enlightenment And Expansion 1707 1800
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Author : Bill Bell
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2007
The Edinburgh History Of The Book In Scotland Enlightenment And Expansion 1707 1800 written by Bill Bell and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007 with History categories.
The first thorough study of the book trade during the age of Fergusson and Burns. The eighteenth century saw Scotland become a global leader in publishing, both through landmark challenges to the early copyright legislation and through the development of intricate overseas markets that extended across Europe, Asia and the Americas. Scots in Edinburgh, Glasgow, London, Dublin and Philadelphia amassed fortunes while bringing to international markets classics in medicine and economics by Scottish authors, as well as such enduring works of reference as the Encyclopaedia Britannica. Entrepreneurship and a vigorous sense of nationalism brought Scotland from financial destitution at the time of the 1707 Union to extraordinary wealth by the 1790s. Publishing was one of the country's elite new industries. Over forty leading scholars come together in this volume to examine the development of Scotland's book trade from 1707 to 1800. Printing, binding, bookselling, libraries, textbooks, distribution and international trade, copyright, piracy, literacy, music publication, women readers, children's books and cookery books are among the many aspects of print culture that they scrutinize. Key Features* Discusses copyright and piracy with new data at a time when intellectual property laws are returning to eighteenth-century precedents* Provides new understandings of Scotland's early modern readerships, including women's libraries, music literacy, and the way in which Scots found in the growth of literacy an international marketplace for intellectual property* Original scholarship and previously unpublished source material on secular Gaelic print* 16 exclusive full colour images of rare Scottish bindings from private collections, 25 additional colour plates + 60 b & w illustrations.
History Of Edinburgh
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Author : Arnot Hugo
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2004-09-01
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The History Of Edinburgh
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Author : Hugo Arnot
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1779
The History Of Edinburgh written by Hugo Arnot and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1779 with Edinburgh (Scotland) categories.
Pocket History Of Edinburgh
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Author : Lomond
language : en
Publisher: Lomond Publications, Incorporated
Release Date : 2008-05-01
Pocket History Of Edinburgh written by Lomond and has been published by Lomond Publications, Incorporated this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008-05-01 with Edinburgh (Scotland) categories.
A Walk Down Edinburgh S Royal Mile
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Author : Eric Melvin
language : en
Publisher: CreateSpace
Release Date : 2014-10-30
A Walk Down Edinburgh S Royal Mile written by Eric Melvin and has been published by CreateSpace this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-10-30 with categories.
Writing in 1824, the author and future publisher Robert Chambers described Edinburgh as "a truly romantic place" and that for visitors it offered " a perfectly unique scene, and one which, once contemplated, was not easily to be forgotten." What the young Robert Chambers wrote some 200 years ago still holds true today for the thousands of local folk and visitors who walk down Edinburgh's historic Royal Mile. There can be few streets anywhere in the world that are so steeped in history. Stretching from the Castlehill lying in the shadow of the majestic Edinburgh Castle, then running down the quaintly named Lawnmarket, the Royal Mile then enters the ancient High Street itself before descending down the Canongate past the Scottish Parliament building and finally ending at the Royal Palace of Holyrood. For well over a 1000 years, the Royal Mile has been at the heart of Scotland's capital city. 'A Walk Down Edinburgh's Royal Mile' is intended both as a guide book for our many visitors and as an informative reference book for those, perhaps living far away as expatriate Scots, who have an interest in Edinburgh's unique story. 'A Walk Down Edinburgh's Royal Mile' will also take you off the historic street into some of the ancient closes and wynds which run north to the present-day New Town and south to the Grassmarket and the Cowgate. Many visitors on the Royal Mile pass these by unaware of their treasure trove of tales. Here you will find some of the best stories such as the marital problems of Lady Stair, the ill-luck of Deacon Brodie, the unsolved murder of Thomas Begbie the bank messenger and the murderous activities of the villainous Burke and Hare. The book will introduce you to some of the remarkable characters who have made this journey. Here you will meet such Scottish monarchs as Robert Bruce, James IV and Mary, Queen of Scots. They are joined by other iconic Scots such as Bonnie Prince Charlie, Sir Walter Scott, John Knox, Elsie Inglis and Robert Burns. Here too you will find an assortment of characters including a notorious warlock, assassins, murderers, thieves, a servant boy roasted on a spit and a town councillor shot dead by a 10 years' old schoolboy. Your journey will introduce you to some colourful eccentrics including Lord Monboddo who first suggested our descent from apes and Hugo Arnot, the asthmatic lawyer, whose 'History of Edinburgh', published in 1779, gives us an invaluable account of the dramatic changes taking place in the city in the second half of the 18th century. Sharing your journey are some true Edinburgh 'local heroes' - George Drummond, six times elected as Lord Provost who was the driving inspiration behind the planned New Town; John Kay, the caricaturist who during a career that spanned more than 30 years from 1785 to 1807, has left us images and pen portraits of several hundred of his contemporaries who he observed from his little premises nestling behind St Giles Kirk, Sir William Chambers, another reforming Lord Provost and Sir Patrick Geddes the late 19th century conservationist who fought to preserve what little was left of the historic Old Town from civic destruction. Nor must we forget the celebrated 'Golden Age' of the late 18th century when Edinburgh rejoiced in the reputation of such intellectual giants as David Hume, Adam Smith, William Robertson, Adam Ferguson and James Hutton. What a cast of characters! 'A Walk Down Edinburgh's Royal Mile' draws from several contemporary sources in describing such events as the Great Fire of 1824 and the murder of David Rizzio, secretary to Mary, Queen of Scots. The book is generously illustrated with pictures of the Royal Mile as we can enjoy it today as well as contemporary prints and drawings. The book concludes with a bibliography and some suggestions for further reading. If you enjoy this book then why not continue your journey by purchasing the companion title 'A Walk Through Edinburgh's New Town.'