Stevenson was certainly drawn to the darker elements of Edinburgh’s history. In Edinburgh: Picturesque Notes, for example, he writes: “So, in the low dens and high-flying garrets of Edinburgh, people may go back upon dark passages in the town’s adventures, and chill their marrow with winter’s tales about the fire: tales that are singularly apposite and characteristic, not only of the old life, but of . EDINBURGH: PICTURESQUE NOTES. STEVENSON, ROBERT LOUIS. Book. English. Published EDINBURGH: ROBERT GRANT, Available at Coleraine CC. Coleraine CC – 1 on shelf at: DAE3S8 Barcode Shelfmark Loan type Status. · Perhaps best known as the author of Treasure Island and oth. First published in , Edinburgh: Picturesque Notes is among the most vivid of Robert Louis Stevenson’s writings. His passion for Auld Reekie never clouded his wry wit, and his enthusiasm for the picturesque detail and the savory anecdote will delight readers today as much as they scandalized his contemporaries/5.
Edinburgh: Picturesque Notes by Robert Louis Stevenson. First published in , Edinburgh: Picturesque Notes is amongst the most personal and vivid of Robert Louis Stevenson's books. Part guide book, part social commentary, this book gives a fascinating insight into Auld Reekie: the Edinburgh of another era. Edinburgh Picturesque Notes written by Robert Louis Stevenson (RLS) was first published in but is now out of copyright. The only changes made to the original text were to add a number of additional paragraphs to make the pages more readable. Essentially a series of essays, Picturesque Notes is often seen as a social commentary. Edinburgh: Picturesque Notes (titled as Edinburgh in some editions) is a non-fiction travel book written by the Scottish author Robert Louis www.doorway.ru was first published in December as "a paean to his birthplace" and was his second published book following An Inland Voyage.
Edinburgh: Picturesque Notes by Robert Louis Stevenson. The ancient and famous metropolis of the North sits overlooking a windy estuary from the slope and summit of three hills. No situation could be more commanding for the head city of a kingdom; none better chosen for noble prospects. From her tall precipice and terraced gardens she looks far and wide on the sea and broad champaigns. In Edinburgh: Picturesque Notes, however, despite complaining about Edinburgh’s drenching, cold and blustery weather, Stevenson writes: “And yet the place [Edinburgh] establishes an interest in people’s hearts; go where they will, they find no city of the same distinction” (Edinburgh: Picturesque Notes, The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson, Swanston edn, vol i [London: Chatto and Windus, ], p. ). Stevenson was certainly drawn to the darker elements of Edinburgh’s history. In Edinburgh: Picturesque Notes, for example, he writes: “So, in the low dens and high-flying garrets of Edinburgh, people may go back upon dark passages in the town’s adventures, and chill their marrow with winter’s tales about the fire: tales that are singularly apposite and characteristic, not only of the old life, but of the very constitution of built nature in that part, and singularly well qualified to.
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