Edinburgh: The Golden Age

by Mary Cosh

Based on a range of sources - local newspapers and journals, published accounts of travels to Scotland, diaries, letters, and reminiscences - this work covers the social and literary history of Edinburgh from around 1760 until 1832, the year in which Sir Walter Scott died. It presents a picture of how Edinburgh and its inhabitants were seen at the time by visitors, and also shows how notable local figures saw their own city. The opinions of people such as Dorothy Wordsworth, Samuel Coleridge, Robert Southey, Thomas Carlyle, Francis Jeffrey, Sydney Smith, Thomas de Quincey, Walter Scott, David Hume and Percy Bysshe Shelley are all represented.

Genres: Nonfiction

1105 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 2003

Reviews

[Eve · Rating 3 out of 5]

Haven't finished reading. But I was disappointed with this book. A book this thick (1000 pages!!), one might expect a map or two, but sadly, this book provides none. I believe the text itself is quite fascinating, yet with no visual guide and never visited the city before, I was lost.
There are several black and white illustrations and portraits pertaining to the content, but why not include map as well?
Luckily, I have an old Edinburgh map from another book. Perhaps, I would give this book more than 3 stars if it includes map, not just one, preferably more.