Secret Edinburgh An unusual guide

by Robinson, Hannah

• ISBN13: 9782361951481
• ISBN10: 2361951487
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2016-08-07
• Publisher: Jonglez Publishing

Summary

Discover hidden gardens and clandestine art that even the neighbours overlook, visit the strangest of museums, get water-boarded in a prototype Jacuzzi and traumatised by Rabelaisian rafters, decrypt mysterious Masonic markings, step inside an Icelandic lava grotto, travel to the Wild West of Morningside, learn the secrets of Mrs Coade's stone, sniff out the dogs more dazzling than Greyfriars Bobbie, track down traces of Edinburgh's Great Exhibition...

Far from the tourist traps and the crowded landmarks, you may have thought Edinburgh had no more to reveal, but the city still keeps many treasures hidden away in the most unexpected of places.

An indispensable guide for those who thought they knew Edinburgh well, or who would like to explore the curiosities of this most secretive of cities.

Author Biography

Hannah Robinson is an Edinburgh-born writer and film director. Her films and screenplays are usually fictional and comic, but she has also made many documentaries about rescued buildings and monuments. She has worked as a food journalist for The Scotsman and The List magazine, and as a designer for the Edinburgh International Film Festival, and has an insatiable curiosity for discovering new places, people and stories.