Back in the mid-1980s, a recently graduated twentysomething Ian Rankin was harbouring modest ambitions to become a lecturer. “Then my editor said to me: ‘Whatever happened to Rebus?’” It is in these cursory ways that one path in life gets snuffed out, and another abruptly illuminated. “Trust me, I’ve tried to kill him off many times and write something else, …
Britain’s Queen Victoria, during her first visit to Scotland in 1842, wrote in her journal: “The view of Edinburgh from the road before you enter Leith is quite enchanting; it is, as Albert said, ‘fairy-like’, and what you would only imagine as a thing to dream of, or to see in a picture.” Book enthusiasts at the Edinburgh International Book …
Get our free weekly email for all the latest cinematic news from our film critic Clarisse Loughrey Get our The Life Cinematic email for free Get our The Life Cinematic email for free SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Rebus is introduced to his new partner, the fast-tracked DC Siobhan …
Of all that I have heard, read, and seen about Edinburgh, author Alexander McCall Smith’s take resonates with me most. Perhaps that’s why Edinburgh – also known as the “Athens of the North” – was the birthplace of the Scottish Enlightenment. It celebrates 3 great Scottish writers: Robert Burns, Sir Walter Scott and Robert Louis Stevenson The Writers’ Museum, just …
