Download or read book Traditions of Edinburgh Classic Reprint written by Robert Chambers and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-11-20 with total page 398 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Traditions of Edinburgh I AM about to do what very few could do without emotion revise a book which I wrote forty-nve years ago. This little xwork came out in the Augustan days of Edinburgh, when (i Jeffrey and Scott, Wilson and the Ettrick Shepherd, Dugald Stewart and Alison, were daily giving the productions of their minds to the public, and while yet Archibald Constable acted as the unquestioned emperor of the publishing world. I was then an insignificant person of the age of twenty; yet, destitute as I was both of means and friends, I formed the hope of writing something which would attract attention. The subject I proposed was one lying readily at hand, the romantic things connected with Old Edinburgh. If, I calculated, a first part or number could be issued, materials for others might be expected to come in, for scores of old inhabitants, even up perhaps to the very oldest, ' would then contribute their reminiscences. The plan met with success. Materials almost unbounded came to me, chiefly from aged professional and mercantile gentlemen, who, usually, at my first introduction to them, started at my youthful appearance, having formed the notion that none but an old person would have thought of writing such a book. A friend gave me a letter to Mr Charles Kirkpatrick Sharpe, who, I was told, knew the scandal of the time of Charles II. As well as he did the merest gossip of the day, and had much to say regarding the good society of a hundred years ago. 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.

Download or read book Traditions of Edinburgh Vol 2 Classic Reprint written by Robert Chambers and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-02-08 with total page 310 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Traditions of Edinburgh, Vol. 2 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.

Download or read book Traditions of Edinburgh Vol 1 Classic Reprint written by Robert Chambers and published by . This book was released on 2016-06-28 with total page 312 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Traditions of Edinburgh, Vol. 1 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.

Download or read book Walks in Edinburgh Classic Reprint written by Robert Chambers and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-11-30 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Walks in Edinburgh The success Of the Traditions Of Edin burgh has encouraged me to attempt a companion to that Work, applying to the more general features Of the City, and partly devoted to the service of strangers. 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.

Download or read book The Castle of Edinburgh Classic Reprint written by G. F. Maine and published by . This book was released on 2015-08-04 with total page 62 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Castle of Edinburgh High upon her wind-swept rock, majestic and beautiful in the rose pink of the dawn and the soft colours of the twilight; sparkling like a jewel in the beauty of the sun; grim and sinister in the grey light so characteristic of our northern clime; poignant with the mystery and tragedy of the ages, the Castle of Edinburgh broods over the city. Sorrow and pain have left their scars upon her features; anxiety and care have mellowed her beauty, age has greyed her locks; but her proud imperious eye is as bright as when the invader spilt his blood upon her battlements, and her bearing is that of the Warrior Queen, valiant in battle, patient in reverse, temperate in victory, ever in sympathy with the sufferings of her children, who has come at last to the peace of a new world. What of war has not been her portion through the long ages of strife and turmoil? What tales could she tell of mighty prowess, of glorious defence, of wonderful escape and, alas, of despicable treachery. What famous heads has she sheltered only to fall to the axe of the executioner or the dagger of the assassin. Her halls have echoed to the music of revelry, to laughter and song; but they have resounded also to shouts of murder and cries of treason. Her courtyards and battlements have run red with the blood of Scottish sons who gave their lives for the grey mother. The groans of prisoners and the agonies of the dying have steeled her to bear her cross. Sorrow has been her portion, and only through long ages of trial and tribulation has she come at last to a fuller knowledge of the message of the motto of the capital of Scotland, Nisi Dominus Frustra - Without God, all is in vain. 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.

Download or read book The History of the High School of Edinburgh Classic Reprint written by William Steven and published by . This book was released on 2015-07-11 with total page 618 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The History of the High School of Edinburgh Of the High School of Edinburgh, this work comprises an historical account, founded on information derived from a careful examination of the Records of the Town-Council, and other authentic Documents. This Seminary, which existed in the beginning of the sixteenth century, was patronised by King James the Sixth, in whose reign it was styled Schola Regia Edinensis; and George the Fourth recognised its national importance by the bestowal of a handsome donation. As the work embraces much that is new respecting the lives, peculiar modes of tuition, and literary labours of the most eminent teachers, as well as brief notices of persons of distinction and rank educated at the High School, it is hoped that it will prove useful to all engaged in the honourable and arduous task of instructing youth, and interesting to a large portion of the public. The changes which have occurred in the Course of Study from the earliest period are embodied in the narrative. But in order to give information more decidedly of a practical character, a detailed account of the system of education at present pursued in the junior classes, prepared by Mr Gunn, one of the Masters, and a similar account of the highest class, furnished by Dr Schmitz, the Rector, occupy a distinct place. 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.

Download or read book History of the University of Edinburgh written by Andrew Dalzel and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-10-13 with total page 496 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from History of the University of Edinburgh: From Its Foundation From the Institution of the College in 1582 to the Accession of James W. To the Crown of England in 1603. 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.

Download or read book The Black Friars of Edinburgh Classic Reprint written by W. Moir Bryce and published by . This book was released on 2015-07-20 with total page 106 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Black Friars of Edinburgh At Perth, on 11th May 1559, the strident voice of John Knox sounded the knell of the ancient Church of Rome in this country, and within a period of sixteen months thereafter a 'holy, godly Reformation, ' the most complete and thorough in Europe, was established by the Estates of Parliament. Irrespective of the question of dogma, the Church at this date lay singularly open to the attack of the Reformers. Wanton licence prevailed among all ranks of its salaried professors, and there was no native hand strong enough to restrain excesses. The papacy of the day was overwhelmed with its own troubles and griefs, and was not in a position either to strengthen the bonds of discipline, or to afford assistance to its distressed servants. The duties of the parochial clergy thereupon fell to a large extent into the hands of men described by Knox and other contemporary writers as'the friars.' Now, within the folds of the Church there existed a great number of organisations, both lay and clerical, whose members devoted their lives to the furtherance of the sacred cause of Christianity. 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.

Download or read book Literary Landmarks of Edinburgh Classic Reprint written by Laurence Hutton and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-11 with total page 140 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Literary Landmarks of Edinburgh It has been said that the Scots Wha hae do never spend. And yet the poor Scots of the Old Town Of Edinburgh, rich only in local knowledge and tradition, are certainly generous in their information and lavish with their good -will, and without the kindly help and friendly sympathy Of many a miserably clad, rough-hand ed, poverty-stricken Solon of the modern British Athens this book could not have been written. 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.

Download or read book The Story of Edinburgh Castle Classic Reprint written by Louis Weirter and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2016-08-30 with total page 374 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Story of Edinburgh Castle 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.

Download or read book A History of Edinburgh From the Earliest Period to the Completion of the Half Century 1850 written by John Anderson and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-10-07 with total page 634 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from A History of Edinburgh From the Earliest Period to the Completion of the Half Century 1850: With Brief Notices of Eminent or Remarkable Individuals Among the discoveries of modern days, perhapsthe most wonderful is the Electric Telegraph, and it was indeed a notable event in the history of Edin burgh, and one which would thirty years ago have been as little believed as some of the fabulous stories in the Arabian Nights' Entertainments, that the metropolis of Scotland should be placed in instant communication with the capital of England, nearly four hundred and fifty miles distant, and that by means of an electric wire, by which messages are conveyed with nearly the speed of lightning. This remarkable event took pl ace in the autumn of 1847. 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.

Download or read book The Tron Kirk of Edinburgh Or Christ s Kirk at the Tron written by Dugald Butler and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2016-06-22 with total page 434 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Tron Kirk of Edinburgh or Christ's Kirk at the Tron: A History The Tron Kirk Chronicle (chapter IX.) discloses much that is interesting in relation to the City of Edinburgh and the Church. These references are clothed in the quaint language of the period, and at a later date illustrate the transition from Old to New Edinburgh. 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.

Download or read book The History of the University of Edinburgh Vol 1 written by Alexander Bower and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-03-08 with total page 446 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The History of the University of Edinburgh, Vol. 1: Chiefly Compiled From Original Papers and Records, Never Before Published Tee origin and early history of Universities, which have contributed so essentially to the diffusion of knowledge among the inhabitants of Europe, are involved in considerable obson rity. 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.

Download or read book Robert Louis Stevenson s Edinburgh Days Classic Reprint written by E. Blantyre Simpson and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-11-21 with total page 390 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Robert Louis Stevenson's Edinburgh Days We can conjure up the image of the future author at this stage, in a hat bulky with pro tective ear-bows, absurdly chubby of cheek, with his dark eyes alertly noting the things of colour and life within his range, or contemplating other juveniles with placid condescension, as in this wordless state of existence they passed one another by with exchange of infantine smiles. He also studied the world from the windows of his home. The students of botany, hurrying in the May mornings to their lecture among the flowers, might often have seen a small child held up to the window to gaze at the lads, who were almost as early astir as the dust-carts. 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.

Download or read book Edinburgh Classic Reprint written by Rosaline Masson and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-02-06 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Edinburgh The earliest authentic romance of Edinburgh Castle is that of Malcolm Canmore and Queen Margaret; and the oldest building extant in Edinburgh is Queen Margaret's chapel in the Castle. The well-known story of Queen Margaret, the grand-niece of Edward the Confessor, is that she and her brother Edgar Atheling and her sister Christina all fled from England and William the Conqueror, and were wrecked in the Firth of Forth. The King of Scotland, Malcolm Canmore, was the son of that Duncan whom Macbeth put out of the way - in Scottish history as well as in Shakespeare's play, - and he had fled from the usurper, and had spent his years of exile at the Saxon Court of Edward the Confessor. 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.

Download or read book History of the Lodge of Edinburgh Mary s Chapel No 1 written by David Murray Lyon and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-09-15 with total page 502 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from History of the Lodge of Edinburgh (Mary's Chapel) No. 1: Embracing an Account of the Rise and Progress of Freemasonry in Scotland I have only further to add that the task of writing this History was undertaken on the suggestion of Brother William Officer, late Master of The Lodge of Edinburgh (mary's Chapel), to whose unwearied co-operation I am largely indebted for any measure of success that may have attended my labours. 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.

Download or read book History of the University of Edinburgh From 1580 to 1646 Classic Reprint written by Thomas Craufurd and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-03-09 with total page 180 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from History of the University of Edinburgh, From 1580 to 1646 Ministers and citizans of Edinburgh before na med, and many else assisting them. So} that having obtained ane gift of ane University within the citie, in the beginning of this year they purchased from John Gib and John Fenton, servants to the King, their right of the Kirk of Field, to be ane place for the si tuation of the intended Colledge: It consist ed then of two parts, divided'by ane narrow lane goeing from the Cowgate, on the west syde of Mr Alexander Guthrie's yards, thorow the place where the common-hall now stands; and from thence towards the west, where new the back gate of the Colledge leadeth to the Potter-row Port. On the north-west of this lane was the great lodging where now are the schools of the private classes. This was the lodging of the Duke of Chatteleraut, Earle of Aron, and, by the forfeiture of the Hamiltons, disponed to some Courtiers, and by them to the Magnum of Edinburgh. On the east and south side of this land, was the yarde, Chm. 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.