A Traveller's Companion to Edinburgh
$51.87
- Paperback
256 pages
- Release Date
14 May 2025
Summary
David Daiches presents a vivid kaleidoscope of impressions of Edinburgh that splendidly recreate the spirit of the place.
Edinburgh is a city whose history is written on its face. The Old Town on its crowded rock, sloping down from the Castle to Holyroodhouse, has not significantly changed its atmosphere since the turbulent fifteenth and sixteenth centuries, when riots, processions, or public executions jammed the High Street. And the very different era that followed the bloody religi…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781623716325 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1623716322 |
| Author: | David Daiches |
| Publisher: | Interlink Publishing Group, Inc |
| Imprint: | Interlink Books |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 256 |
| Release Date: | 14 May 2025 |
| Weight: | 174g |
| Dimensions: | 197mm x 127mm |
| Series: | Interlink Traveller's Companions |
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“A little miracle of space…this book makes his city a thousandfold more captivating by his kaleidoscope of insights on its inheritance.”“An evocation of place…a recollection of exciting times past…Those who relish the changing styles of English prose will find much to enjoy.”
About The Author
David Daiches
David Daiches grew up in Edinburgh and was educated there before proceeding to Oxford where he was elected Bradley Fellow of Balliol College. His many books include a two-volume Critical History of English Literature and a great variety of literary studies as well as historical, critical and topographical works on Scottish subjects. He is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature and of the Royal Society of Edinburgh.
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