The History of Leith

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August 21, 2005

Words on the streets

EDINBURGH’S literary treasures have been surrounding us for the past 500 years. We walk past them every day, but for some reason there has until now been a dearth of guide books informing the would-be literary pilgrim of how to find them in a clear and simple way. Apart from Sir Walter’s Gothic space rocket on Princes Street, the odd plaque and mildewed gravestone, there has been no way the visitor or the native could tap into our rich literary heritage easily. Only the skills of the world’s greatest consulting detective and six months of sitting in the National Library could have lifted the veil. for more click here

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