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Author : Alison Hay Dunlop
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 248 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 1890
Category : Edinburgh (Scotland)
ISBN : HARVARD:32044081261646
Author : Alison Hay Dunlop
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 238 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 1890
Category : Edinburgh (Scotland)
ISBN : UGA:32108006180296
Author : Alison Hay Dunlop
Publisher : Forgotten Books
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2017-12-20
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 0484220284
Excerpt from Anent Old Edinburgh: And Some of the Worthies, Who Walked Its Streets With Other Papers The Editors do not think it becomes them to attempt to give an estimate of their Sister's posi tion as a writer, but, at the request of many cor respondents and friends, they have written the accompanying Biographical Notes. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Author : Alison Hay Dunlop
Publisher : Franklin Classics Trade Press
Page : 232 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2018-10-23
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 034407868X
This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. To ensure a quality reading experience, this work has been proofread and republished using a format that seamlessly blends the original graphical elements with text in an easy-to-read typeface. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Author : Alison Hay Dunlop
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 191 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 1889
Category : Edinburgh (Scotland)
ISBN : OCLC:906294146
Author : Hamish Coghill
Publisher : Birlinn
Page : 343 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2014-03-03
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 9780857906243
What happened to Edinburgh's once notorious but picturesque Tolbooth Prison? Where was the Black Turnpike, once a dominant building in the town? Why has one of the New Town designer's major layouts been all but obliterated? What else has been lost in Edinburgh? From Edinburgh's mean beginnings - 'wretched accommodation, no comfortable houses, no soft beds', visiting French knights complained in 1341 - it went on to attract some of the world's greatest architects to design and build and shape a unique city. But over the centuries many of those fine buildings have gone. Some were destroyed by invasion and civil strife, some simply collapsed with old age and neglect, and others were swept away in the 'improvements' of the nineteenth century. Yet more fell to the developers' swathe of destruction in the twentieth century. Much of the medieval architecture vanished in the Old Town, Georgian Squares were attacked, Princes Street ruined, old tenements razed in huge slum clearance drives, and once familiar and much loved buildings vanished. The changing pattern of industry, social habits, health service, housing and road systems all took their toll; not even the city wall was immune. The buildings which stood in the way of what was deemed progress are the heritage of Lost Edinburgh. In this informative and stimulating book. Hamish Coghill sets out to trace many of the lost buildings and find out why they were doomed. Lavishly illustrated, Lost Edinburgh is a fascinating insight into an ever-changing cityscape.
Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 776 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 1889
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OSU:32435065066789
Author : British Museum,British Museum. Department of Printed Books
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 720 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 1891
Category : Best books
ISBN : WISC:89056929979
Author : Sandra M. Marwick
Publisher : Cambridge Scholars Publishing
Page : 302 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2014-09-26
Category : History
ISBN : 9781443867788
The association of shoemakers (cordiners in Scotland) with St Crispin, their patron saint, remained so strong that, at least until the early twentieth century, a shoemaker was popularly called a “Crispin” and collectively “sons of Crispin”. Medieval Scottish cordiners maintained altars to St Crispin and his brother St Crispianus and their cult can be traced to France in the sixth century. In the late sixteenth century, an English rewriting of the legend achieved immediate popularity and St Crispin’s Day continued to be remembered in England throughout the seventeenth century. Journeymen shoemakers in Scotland in the early eighteenth century commemorated their patron with processions; and the appellation “St Crispin Society” appeared in 1763. Shaped by collections held by Scottish museums and archives, the longevity of the shoemakers’ attachment to St Crispin is investigated, as are the origin, creation, organisation, development and demise of the Royal St Crispin Society and the network of lodges it created in Scotland in the period 1817–1909. Although showing the influence of freemasonry, the Royal St Crispin Society devised and practised rituals based on shoemaking legends and traditions; and this study affords a rare insight into the “secret” associational life of a group of Scottish working men in the late eighteenth and nineteenth centuries.
Author : Ralph Lownie
Publisher : Random House
Page : 230 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2011-04-01
Category : Literary Collections
ISBN : 9781845969721
For centuries, Edinburgh has inspired affection, admiration and awe amongst visitors and residents alike, and in this widely praised anthology Ralph Lownie draws on an expansive range of sources, including speeches, memoirs, letters, poems, novels and journals, to capture the unique spirit of Scotland's capital. Alongside the set-pieces, familiar names and city landmarks - the Porteous Riots, Burke and Hare, Deacon Brodie, the Castle and Arthur's Seat - are numerous less well-known accounts of the city, which cast fresh light on both the writer and topic: Chesterton, Betjeman, J.B. Priestley, Brontë and Wordsworth, for example, are names not generally associated with the city but are featured here. Auld Reekie showcases Edinburgh in all its beauty and historic worth but doesn't flinch from the less savoury side of its character, including sections on the city in adversity and on its crime record. This varied and absorbing collection will be treasured by all those who love Edinburgh.
Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 608 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 1893
Category : Electronic
ISBN : NYPL:33433069268393
Author : Worcester Free Public Library
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1246 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 1896
Category : Catalogs, Dictionary
ISBN : HARVARD:32044080253115
Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 492 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 1890
Category : Scotland
ISBN : NYPL:33433081784344
Author : Allan Kennedy,Susanne Weston
Publisher : Boydell & Brewer
Page : 243 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2024-06-04
Category : History
ISBN : 9781837650231
An exploration of the diverse lived experiences of marginality in Scottish society from the sixteen to the eighteenth century. Throughout the early modern period, Scottish society was constructed around an expectation of social conformity: people were required to operate within a relatively narrow range of acceptable identities and behaviours. Those who did not conform to this idealised standard, or who were in some fundamental way different from the prescribed norm, were met with suspicion. Such individuals often attracted both criticism and discrimination, forcing them to live confirmed to the social margins. Focusing on a range of marginalised groups, including the poor, migrants, ethnic minorities, indentured workers and women, the contributors to this book explore what it was like to live at the boundaries of social acceptability, what mechanisms were involved in policing the divide between "mainstream" and "marginal", and what opportunities existed for personal or collective fulfilment. The result is a fresh perspective on early modern Scotland, one that not only recovers the stories of people long excluded from historical discussion, but also offers a deeper understanding of the ordering assumptions of society more generally. Specific topics addressed range from the marginalisation of people with disabilities in the domestic sphere to female sex workers, and the place of executioners in society.
Author : James Buchan
Publisher : Birlinn
Page : 510 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2012-11-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9780857904850
In the early 18th century, Edinburgh was a filthy backwater town synonymous with poverty and disease. Yet by century's end, it had become the marvel of modern Europe, home to the finest minds of the day and their breathtaking innovations in architecture, politics, science, the arts, and economies - all of which continues to echo loudly today. Adam Smith penned "The Wealth of Nations". James Boswell produced "The Life of Samuel Johnson". Alongside them, pioneers such as David Hume, Robert Burns, James Hutton, and Sir Walter Scott transformed the way we understand our perceptions and feelings, sickness and health, relations between the sexes, the natural world, and the purpose of existence. James Buchan beautifully reconstructs the intimate geographic scale and boundless intellectual milieu of Enlightenment Edinburgh. With the scholarship of an historian and the elegance of a novelist, he tells the story of the triumph of this unlikely town and the men whose vision brought it into being.
