Edinburgh Curiosities

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ISBN-10:

0859765938

ISBN-13:

9780859765930

Edition: Revised
Released: Mar 01, 2005
Publisher: Birlinn Ltd.
Format: Paperback, 259 pages

Description:

When did thousands of people last crowd into Edinburgh's High Street to witness an execution? Three brass bricks on the pavement mark the spot, but how many people notice them or know what they mean? As a fire engine roars along the road sirens blaring and lights flashing, what has that got to do with a fire of 1824? Why was Leith in mourning one bleak day in 1915 and where can you find a monument that commemorates the tragic event?

The answers are all in an expanded and revised edition of Edinburgh Curiosties. A Capital Cornucopia, and combines both volumes. Thomson and Coghill have trawled through the city's characters to bring together a collection of the men and women who scandalized and inspired the city over the years. But in addition to the notorious, like the Porteous Riot, Deacon William Brodie-the inspiration for Robert Louis Stevenson's Jekyll and Hyde-or Madeleine Smith, they look at other lesser known, but nevertheless fascinating, people and events. Stories you've maybe heard something about but don't know the detail. They also float intriguing speculation like the possibility of members of Ned Kelly's gang carrying out armed robberies in Leith after the bushranger was hanged in Australia. The result is a fascinating dip into Edinburgh's rich and varied past, which will appeal to natives and visitors alike.

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