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Edinburgh: The Autobiography

By (author) Alan Taylor

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From one of the earliest mentions of its name in the sixth century to the Covid lockdowns of the twenty-first, this is a magnificent portrait of one of the worldâ€™s great cities in its many iterations, from â€˜Edinburgh, the sink of abominationâ€™ to the Athens of the North and everything â€“ including the home of the Enlightenment, the Festival City, the Aids Capital of Europe and a Mecca for tourists seeking tartan tat â€“ in between. As the nationâ€™s capital it has been critical to its progress and a witness to epochal events, such the tumultuous reign of Mary, Queen of Scots, the Reformation, the Forty-Five rebellion, the Disruption of the Church of Scotland and the reconvening of the Scottish Parliament. All of these and more feature. But this is not simply a book about the great and good, the famous and infamous. There is testimony aplenty from ordinary folk who may not have made their mark on history but who have contributed to Edinburghâ€™s ever-expanding tapestry. There are stories of body snatching and murder, drunkenness and drug-taking, sex and shopping, as well rants against inclement weather and the city council.

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Originally published in Italian: L'ordine del tempo (Milan: Adelphi Edizioni, 2017).

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