The Literary Companion To Edinburgh
Andrew Lownie
New edition of the walking-tour-based guide that brings Edinburgh's literary history to life
Few cities have produced so many writers, nor attracted so many literary visitors as Edinburgh. Its inhabitants have included Robert Burns, Walter Scott, Conan Doyle and John Buchan, and visitors have ranged from Daniel Defoe and George Eliot to William Wordsworth and Hans Christian Anderson. Shelley came to Edinburgh to be married, William Hazlitt to be divorced; Wilfred Owen and Siegfried Sassoon were sent there to convalesce, inspiring Pat Barker's novel Regeneration, while Charles Dickens and William Thackeray visited Edinburgh on triumphant reading tours. Even James Bond supposedly went to school in Edinburgh. In addition, the city has inspired countless works of literature ranging from R L Stevenson's Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde and Muriel Spark's The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie to Irvine Welsh's Trainspotting and Ian Rankin's Rebus crime novels. This fully updated edition of the Literary Companion to Edinburgh not only charts Edinburgh's literary history and associations but also presents a lyrical portrait of Scotland's capital as seen through the eyes of writers through the centuries. Arranged as a series of practical walking tours tracing Edinburgh's history from the Castle and the Royal Mile to the New Town and the surrounding villages, it is an indispensable guide to the cultural heritage of the city, perfect for visitors and residents alike.
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About Andrew Lownie Andrew Lownie is a literary agent and has written for numerous publications including the Guardian, The Times, the Sunday Telegraph, the Literary Review, Scotland on Sunday, the Spectator and the New Statesman. He frequently visits Edinburgh and is a member of the Scottish Arts Club.
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