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Novelists

A guide to Edinburgh's authors and books

Edinburgh, first City of Literature, boasts some of the world’s most famous and well-loved authors

16 Feb 2011

Challenge anyone who doubts Edinburgh’s claim to be a literary city to come up with another capital whose main station is named after a novel (Sir Walter Scott’s Waverley), one of whose football teams is named after another (The Heart of Midlothian…

National Library of Scotland resource celebrates Thomas Carlyle, James Watt and Ralph Abercromby

National Library of Scotland resource celebrates Thomas Carlyle, James Watt and Ralph Abercromby

7 Jul 2010

The National Library of Scotland has announced plans for a new online educational resource for Scottish schools. Featuring images from its own collection, as well as the Scottish National Portrait Gallery and the National Maritime Museum, it celebrates…

Silence not permitted

NTS history and Gutter magazine latest National Library of Scotland events

1 Feb 2010

Eagle-eyed readers of the Around Town listings may have already noticed that change is afoot at the National Library of Scotland. Over the last few months, there have been an increasing number of interesting, well thought-out, exciting and downright…

Big Tent Festival

Side Dishes

9 Jul 2009

The Big Tent Festival in the lovely setting of Falkland Palace’s orchard and grounds takes place over the weekend of Saturday 25 and Sunday 26 July. As the biggest eco-festival in Scotland, and the birthplace of the award-winning Fife Diet a couple of…

Questions asked after workman’s library blunder

12 Sep 2007

Precious artefacts came close to destruction at the National Library of Scotland after a workman hit a water pipe and set off the sprinkler system. Historic documents at the Edinburgh-based institution escaped damage after fire crews and library…

National Library of Scotland flooded

11 Sep 2007

The National Library of Scotland (NLS) was flooded on Monday night after the sprinkler system broke down. As Scotland’s largest library, NLS holds 13 million books and priceless documents, including the Gutenberg Bible. Some 11 firefighters with…

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