Auld Reekie: An Edinburgh AnthologyRalph Lownie Timewell Press, 2004 - 335 pages In this widely-praised anthology Ralph Lownie draws on a wide range of sources, including speeches, memoirs, letters, poems, novels and journals, to capture the physicality and spirit of Scotlands capital. |
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