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EDINBURGH a history of the city - The late poet laureate, Sir John Betjeman, said that Edinburgh was the
most beautiful city in Europe. Like some other great cities it is set on
seven hills. But only one of these, Rome, rivals Edinburgh in matching
the beauty of its setting with the stateliness of its buildings.
Edinbrugh, too, provides the backdrop to much of the dark drama of the
Scottish past, from Mary Queen of Scots to Bonnie Prince Charlie and
beyond. Michael Fry, who has lived and worked there for nearly forty
years, provides a compellingly readable account of this great city, from
the earliest times to the present, balancing Edinburgh's cultural,
political and social history, and painting a vivid portrait of a city -
that like Stevenson's Dr Jekyll - is both dark and light, both dark and
light, both 'Auld Reekie' and 'Athens of the North'.
Condition - Very Good Hardback - ISBN: 9780230703865 Pages: 419 - Author: Michael Fry - Publisher: Macmillan
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