Why read The History of Edinburgh. by Hugo Arnot?

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The 18th century was a wealth of knowledge, exploration and rapidly growing technology and expanding record-keeping made possible by advances in the printing press. In its determination to preserve the century of revolution, Gale initiated a revolution of its own: digitization of epic proportions to preserve these invaluable works in…

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1 author picked The History of Edinburgh. by Hugo Arnot as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

Elizabeth Ford

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Published in 1779, this book shows far more about Enlightenment Edinburgh than it does Edinburgh history, and should be read for that reason. Full of myth, legend, bloody Scottish history, and contemporary events, it is written with the perspective of the historical enquiry of the Enlightenment as described by Broadie. Plus, it’s just fun to see how historic people saw and expressed themselves.

From Elizabeth's list on The best books on eighteenth-century Scotland.