INTRODUCTORY NOTICE. 1868

INTRODUCTION TO PRESENT ISSUE.

CONTENTS.

LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS.

EDINBURGH OLD AND NEW.

TRADITIONS OF EDINBURGH.

THE CHANGES OF THE LAST HUNDRED YEARS. [1745-1845.]

THE CASTLE-HILL.

THE WEST BOW.

JAMES'S COURT.

STORY OF THE COUNTESS OF STAIR.

THE OLD BANK CLOSE.

THE OLD TOLBOOTH.

SOME MEMORIES OF THE LUCKENBOOTHS.

SOME MEMORANDA OF THE OLD KIRK OF ST GILES.

THE PARLIAMENT CLOSE.

MEMORIALS OF THE NOR' LOCH.

THE PARLIAMENT HOUSE.

CONVIVIALIA.

TAVERNS OF OLD TIMES.

THE CROSS CADDIES.

THE TOWN-GUARD.

EDINBURGH MOBS.

BICKERS.

SUSANNA, COUNTESS OF EGLINTOUNE.

FEMALE DRESSES OF LAST CENTURY.

THE LORD JUSTICE-CLERK ALVA. [172]

MARLIN'S AND NIDDRY'S WYNDS.

ABBOT OF MELROSE'S LODGING.

BLACKFRIARS WYND.

THE COWGATE.

ST CECILIA'S HALL.

THE MURDER OF DARNLEY.

MINT CLOSE.

MISS NICKY MURRAY.

[THE BISHOP'S LAND.

JOHN KNOX'S MANSE.

HYNDFORD'S CLOSE.

HOUSE OF THE MARQUISES OF TWEEDDALE THE BEGBIE TRAGEDY.

[THE LADIES OF TRAQUAIR.

GREYFRIARS CHURCHYARD.

STORY OF MRS MACFARLANE.

THE CANONGATE.

ST JOHN STREET.

MORAY HOUSE.

THE SPEAKING HOUSE.

PANMURE HOUSE ADAM SMITH.

JOHN PATERSON THE GOLFER.

[LOTHIAN HUT.

HENRY PRENTICE AND POTATOES.

THE DUCHESS OF BUCCLEUCH AND MONMOUTH.

CLAUDERO.

QUEENSBERRY HOUSE.

TENNIS COURT.

MARIONVILLE STORY OF CAPTAIN MACRAE.

ALISON SQUARE.

LEITH WALK.

[GABRIEL'S ROAD.

INDEX.

Title: Traditions of Edinburgh

Author: Robert Chambers

Language: English

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TRADITIONS OF EDINBURGH

Traditions of Edinburgh

By Robert Chambers, ll.d.

ILLUSTRATED BY

JAMES RIDDEL, R.S.W.