First published in 1879, Edinburgh: Picturesque Notes is amongst the most vivid of Stevenson's writings The romantic and the louche rub shoulders in this eulogy of Stevenson's birthplace. His passion for Auld Reekie never clouded his wry wit, and his enthusiasm for the picturesque detail and the savoury historical anecdote will delight readers today as much as they scandalised contemporaries.

Edinburgh Reviews

Beautiful as she is, she is not so much beautiful as interesting. She is pre-eminently Gothic, and all the more so since she has set herself off with some Greek airs, and erected classic temples on her crags. In a word and above all, she is a curiosity. R. L. Stevenson on Edinburgh

About Robert Louis Stevenson

Perhaps best known as the author of Treasure Island (1883) and other children's literature, Robert Louis Stevenson (1850-1894) was a prolific travel writer, novelist, playwright, and essayist. Born in Edinburgh, he was a keen traveller throughout his life. He wrote many accounts inspired by his trips including An Island Voyage (1878) based on his canoeing adventures in France and Belgium, and a year later, Travels with a Donkey in the Cevennes. His tales of travelling on an emigrant ship and train to California, was posthumously published in The Amateur Emigrant in 1895. In 1888, Stevenson left England for good and settled in Samoa until his death. It was on the island that he became known as 'Tusitala' or 'The Teller of Tales':

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Sku

GOR005132724

ISBN 13

9781873429761

ISBN 10

1873429762

Title

Edinburgh: Picturesque Notes by Robert Louis Stevenson

Author

Robert Louis Stevenson

Condition

Used - Very Good

Binding type

Paperback

Publisher

Pallas Athene Publishers

Year published

2003-05-12

Number of pages

128

Prizes

N/A

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