The
Edinburgh Book Lovers' Tour & Literary Pub
Crawl are led by Allan Foster, author
of 'The Literary Traveller In Edinburgh' &
'The Literary Traveller In Scotland', published
by Mainstream.
All prominent Scottish
writers from the fourteenth to the twenty-first century are included
and discussed in their literary, historical and cultural contexts,
set in the landscapes where they were born and which inspired
them. It details the birthplaces, childhoods, former homes and
burial places of famous Scottish authors, uncovers sites, restaurants
and pubs with a literary connection, and lists notable bookshops,
literary museums and other places of relevance in the world of
Scottish writing. This attractive tome is lavishly illustrated
with photographs, whilst maps enhance many of the entries, including
the Kidnapped trail, Boswell and Johnson's Highland journey, Burns
country, Richard Hannay's 39 Steps trail, the Pentland walks of
Robert Louis Stevenson, a plan of Rosslyn Chapel, Gavin Maxwell's
Sandaig, Compton Mackenzie's Barra, the Ettrick Valley of James
Hogg, the Mearns of Lewis Grassic Gibbon, J. M. Barrie's Thrums
and the ports and pubs of Para Handy, to name a few. There has
never been a national literary guide for Scotland until now...
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