Contents
Rosaline Masson
PART I—THE OLD TOWN
CHAPTER I
PAGE
Edinburgh Castle: Its Legends and Romances
1
CHAPTER II
Holyrood: The Palace and the Abbey
22
(The Six Royal Jameses; Mary, Queen of Scots; and Prince Charlie)
CHAPTER III
The Church of St. Giles
45
(Gavin Douglas; John Knox; and Jenny Geddes)
CHAPTER IV
Stories of the Closes, the Wynds, and the Lands
62
CHAPTER V
Some Notable Inhabitants, and their Dwellings
83
CHAPTER VI
Some Famous Visitors, and their Comments
102
PART II—THE NEW TOWN
CHAPTER VII
The Building of the New Town: A Stampede for Fresh Air
119
CHAPTER VIII
The Edinburgh of Sir Walter Scott and his Circle
129
CHAPTER IX
Social Edinburgh of Yesterday
147
CHAPTER X
The Homes and Haunts of Robert Louis Stevenson
156
CHAPTER XI
Edinburgh To-day and To-morrow
163
INDEX
169
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