Edinburgh Old Town
eBook - ePub

Edinburgh Old Town

Journeys and Evocations

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eBook - ePub

Edinburgh Old Town

Journeys and Evocations

About this book

John Fee was a true storytelling artist, painting verbal pictures, setting off on digressions that turned out not to be digressions, moving effortlessly into a song or poem. He has uncovered little-known aspects of the Royal Mile along with long-forgotten characters who spring back to life through the storyteller's art.

Following on from the acclaimed Arthur's Seat and Calton Hill volumes, this third instalment in the Journeys and Evocations series focuses on the extensive history and folklore surrounding Edinburgh's atmospheric Old Town. Take a vivid trip with John Fee through Edinburgh's Old Town as you've never seen it before, with this wonderful blend of prose, poetry, photography and incredible stories from another era of one of Edinburgh's most renowned districts.

Two of the city's leading storytellers have sifted through the centuries to compile the remarkable guide to Edinburgh's famous landmark.EDINBURGH EVENING NEWS on Arthur's Seat: Journeys and Evocations

A fascinating spotlight on the Hill's unique position in centuries of Edinburgh life. EDINBURGH EVENING NEWS on Calton Hill: Journeys and Evocations

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Table of contents

  1. Front Cover
  2. Title Page
  3. Copyright Page
  4. Contents
  5. Acknowledgements
  6. Introduction
  7. Map
  8. An Old Town Journey
  9. Old Soldiers
  10. The Mountebanks
  11. An Old Town School Story
  12. Crime and Medicine
  13. Witchcraft
  14. Half-Hingit Maggie
  15. The Bell Ringers
  16. Monkey Mary and Co
  17. Ned Holt
  18. A High Street Hero
  19. The Doll
  20. Story of a Head
  21. Morocco Land
  22. Dickens in the Canongate
  23. The Canongate Butcher
  24. The Conservationist
  25. Abbey Strand Houses
  26. Robin Hood in Edinburgh
  27. Back Cover