[Illustration: EDINBURGH FROM CALTON HILL West from the Hill shows the picturesque and irregular mass of the Castle, immediately behind the classic monument to Dugald Stewart, which occupies the foreground of the picture. On the right of the monument and the south side of Princes Street appear in succession the tower of the North British Railway Hotel, and the monument to Sir Walter Scott. On the left of the picture is seen part of the Old Town, with the Imperial Crown of St. Giles’s, the spire of the Tolbooth Church, and the dome of the Bank of Scotland, forming a well-assorted trio. Under these, and over the railway, stretches the North Bridge; below lies the Calton Old burial-ground, with its obelisk. In the near foreground of the picture is a rustic stone seat much used by weary sightseers.] EDINBURGH PAINTED BY JOHN FULLEYLOVE, R.I. DESCRIBED BY ROSALINE MASSON WITH TWENTY-ONE FULL-PAGE ILLUSTRATIONS IN COLOUR [Illustration] LONDON: ADAM AND CHARLES BLACK TORONTO: THE COPP CLARK COMPANY, LTD. 1904 Contents PART I--THE OLD TOWN CHAPTER I PAGE EDINBURGH CASTLE: ITS LEGENDS AND ROMANCES 1 CHAPTER II HOLYROOD: THE PALACE AND THE ABBEY 22 (The Six Royal Jameses; Mary, Queen of Scots; and Prince Charlie) CHAPTER III THE CHURCH OF ST. GILES 45 (Gavin Douglas; John Knox; and Jenny Geddes) CHAPTER IV STORIES OF THE CLOSES, THE WYNDS, AND THE LANDS 62 CHAPTER V SOME NOTABLE INHABITANTS, AND THEIR DWELLINGS 83 CHAPTER VI SOME FAMOUS VISITORS, AND THEIR COMMENTS 102 PART II--THE NEW TOWN CHAPTER VII THE BUILDING OF THE NEW TOWN: A STAMPEDE FOR FRESH AIR 119 CHAPTER VIII THE EDINBURGH OF SIR WALTER SCOTT AND HIS CIRCLE 129 CHAPTER IX SOCIAL EDINBURGH OF YESTERDAY 147 CHAPTER X THE HOMES AND HAUNTS OF ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON 156 CHAPTER XI EDINBURGH TO-DAY AND TO-MORROW 163 INDEX 169 ***On page 88, line 2, _for_ James III. _read_ James V. List of Illustrations 1. Edinburgh from Calton Hill _Frontispiece_ FACING PAGE 2. The Castle from the Esplanade 8