Edinburgh: The Autobiography

This is a brilliant, eclectic and colourful celebration of the history of Edinburgh through the eyes of those who witnessed it. Not simply a book about the great and good, the famous and infamous; there is testimony from ordinary folk who may not have made their mark on history but who have contributed to Edinburgh's ever-expanding tapestry.

About the author

Alan Taylor has been a journalist for over 30 years. He was deputy editor and managing editor of The Scotsman, and for 15 years was Writer-at-Large for the Sunday Herald. He has contributed to numerous publications, including The Times Literary Supplement, The New Yorker and The Melbourne Age and was co-founder and editor of The Scottish Review of Books. He was editor of the centenary editions of the collected novels of Muriel Spark and has edited several acclaimed anthologies, including The Assassin’s Cloak (2000). He also wrote the bestselling Appointment in Arezzo: A Friendship with Muriel Spark (2017). He also edited Madly, Deeply: The Alan Rickman Diaries (2022). 

Product details

• Authors: Alan Taylor
• Publisher: BIRLINN LIMITED
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.10.2024
• EAN: 9781780278827
• ISBN: 978-1-78027-882-7
• No. of pages: 368
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; History, European History, Edinburgh, HISTORY / General, Scotland, HISTORY / Social History, Social & cultural history, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Archaeology, HISTORY / Europe / Ireland, British & Irish history, Archaeology, Local History, HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain / General, Social and cultural history, Central Scotland, History and Archaeology