Meet the Authors from the Past at the Playfair Library, Old College, Edinburgh University

Palimpsest: Literary Edinburgh invite you to meet ‘Sir Walter Scott’ and ‘Mrs Margaret Oliphant’, prolific writers who featured Edinburgh in their works and so helped to create its literary cityscape. You will find them both in Edinburgh University’s Playfair Library on Doors Open Day. Discover more about their fascinating lives and how their influence lives on today!

Performance times on 27th:

11.15, 12.15, 14.15, 15.15 – Sir Walter Scott

11.45, 12.45, 14.45, 15.45 – Mrs Oliphant

Performance times on 28th:

12.15, 13.45, 14.45 – Sir Walter Scott

12.45, 14.15, 15.15 – Mrs Oliphant

Suitable for all the family

We would like to thank Prof. James Loxley of the English Department at Edinburgh University for all the time, help  and enthusiasm he has given us in bringing about this event and making it possible and Dr Zsuzsanna Varga for giving us direction in the development of Mrs Oliphant.

Elegance and Etiquette at The Assembly Rooms, 27th September

Come along and meet Mrs Grant who lives at the best address in town, Charlotte Square. She has kindly agreed to give you the benefit of her wisdom on all matters relating to good manners and etiquette for survival in Georgian Edinburgh and most importantly how to behave in The Assembly Rooms.

A light hearted look at life in the New Town, suitable for all the family

Mrs Grant will be guiding you through the pitfalls of society manners at 11.45, 12.45, 14.00 and 15.00.