THE LIST OF CHAPTERS
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I.Parliament House and Lawyers3
II.The Church in Edinburgh31
III.Town’s College and Schools55
IV.Surgeons and Doctors73
V.Royalty103
VI.Men of Letters, Part I.131
VII.Men of Letters, Part II.151
VIII.The Artists177
IX.The Women of Edinburgh195
X.The Supernatural219
XI.The Streets241
XII.The City269
Index289
THE LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS
Lord Cockburn By Sir J. Watson Gordonfrontispiece
Sir Thomas Hamilton, First Earl of Haddington8
John Clerk, Lord Eldin From a mezzotint after Sir Henry Raeburn, R.A.16
John Inglis, Lord President of the Court of Session From a painting in the Parliament House. By permission of the Faculty of Advocates.24
Mr. James Guthrie From an old engraving.36
Sir Archibald Johnston, Lord Warriston From a painting by George Jamesone.40
Rev. Sir Henry Moncreiff-Wellwood From an engraving after Sir Henry Raeburn, R.A.48
Robert Leighton, D.D., Archbishop of Glasgow From an engraving by Sir Robert Strange.56
Principal William Carstares From the engraving by Jeens. By kind permission of Messrs. Macmillan & Co., London.64
Dr. Archibald Pitcairne From an engraving after Sir John Medina.88
Dr. Alexander Wood From an engraving after Ailison.92
Professor James Syme From a drawing in the Scottish National Portrait Gallery.96
Margaret Tudor, Queen of James IV. From the painting by Mabuse.104
Mary of Guise, Queen of James V. From an old engraving.108
Mary, Queen of Scots From the Morton portrait.112
William Drummond of Hawthornden From the painting by Cornelius Jonson van Ceulen132
James Boswell From an engraving after Sir Joshua Reynolds, P.R.A.144
Henry Mackenzie, “The Man of Feeling” From an engraving after Andrew Geddes.152
John Leyden From a pen drawing.160
Robert Louis Stevenson as an Edinburgh Student172
Allan Ramsay, Painter From a mezzotint after Artist’s own painting.180
Rev. John Thomson of Duddingston From the engraving by Croll.184
Mrs. Alison Cockburn From a photograph.200
Miss Jean Elliot From a sepia drawing.204
Susanna, Countess of Eglinton From the painting by Gavin Hamilton.208
Caroline, Baroness Nairne From a lithograph.212
Mrs. Siddons as “The Tragic Muse” From an engraving after Sir Joshua Reynolds, P.R.A.216
James IV. From an old engraving.220
A Bedesman or Bluegown From a sketch by Monro S. Orr.240
Allan Ramsay, Poet From an engraving after William Aikman.248
Andrew Crosbie, “Pleydell” From a painting in the Parliament House. By permission of the Faculty of Advocates.256
Rev. Thomas Somerville From a photograph in the Scottish National Portrait Gallery.272
William Smellie From an engraving after George Watson.280
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