Edinburgh: Picturesque Notes

By Robert Louis Stevenson

Book Overview

Edinburgh: Picturesque Notes is a non-fiction travel book written by the Scottish author Robert Louis Stevenson. It was first published in December 1878 as "a paean to his birthplace" and was his... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1566192781
• ISBN13: 9781566192781
• Release Date: January 1994
• Publisher: Barnes & Noble
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 0.62 lbs.

Customer Reviews

enjoy robert louis stevenson

bought this when we returned from visiting edinburgh. realized i had never actually read robert louis stevenson. only had seen movies of his work. so was great to find out more about a city we loved visiting, and great to experience reading his writing. found out why his works are classics - he's a really good writer! made me want to read more of his work.

History and social insights as well as commentary

Edinburgh: Picturesque Notes is a vividly written piece which could easily have been featured in our travel section but is presented here for its literary value as a passionate survey of famed British novelist Robert Louis Stevenson's birthplace. His notes include history and social insights as well as commentary and bring Edinburgh alive.