66 The House that Viewed the World

The builder of the White House, the hero of Aboukir Bay, a murderer who inspired Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde, a decadent society hostess...and many more. They are all associated with number 66 Queen Street, Edinburgh, Scotland. The pageant of social and Enlightenment history seen from the steps of one house is there to educate us all.

About the author

John D. O. Fulton was born and brought up in Edinburgh. He is a lawyer with a life-long interest and curiosity in the interaction between people and events. His practice developed an international client base through regular visits to Hong Kong, Singapore and China over twenty five years. Amongst  appointments he has held are: Treasurer of the Society of Writers to Her Majesty’s Signet, Chair of the Clark Foundation for Legal Education and a Director of Asian Growth Properties, Hong Kong.  For twenty-seven years he worked in the building at No.66 Queen Street, Edinburgh, which has become the source of inspiration for his first publication, 66: The House That Viewed The World. He has four adult children and lives with his partner in Edinburgh’s New Town.

Summary

The builder of the White House, the hero of Aboukir Bay, a murderer who inspired Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde, a decadent society hostess…and many more.  They are all associated with number 66 Queen Street, Edinburgh, Scotland.  The pageant of social and Enlightenment history seen from the steps of one house is there to educate us all.

Product details

• Authors: John D. O. Fulton, John D. O.
• Assisted by: McCall Smith Alexander (Foreword)
• Publisher: BookSource
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.12.2019
• EAN: 9781910895412
• ISBN: 978-1-910895-41-2
• Dimensions: 156 mm x 230 mm x 20 mm
• Weight: 443 g
• Illustrations: farbige Illustrationen
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature; Humanities, art, music > History; Non-fiction book > History > Biographies, autobiographies; BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Historical, Biography: historical, political & military, Edinburgh, Scotland, HISTORY / Social History, HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain / Scotland, Local History, Biography: historical, political and military