The Story of Edinburgh Castle
by
Book Cover & Preview Text
Chapter I, Once Upon a Time
For the few who have and eye for the beauty of townscape, Edinburgh is still the loveliest thing in Scotland. The grey city of the North mantled in her delicate mists, and lifting proudly her rude spears of rock, flings her fierce head against the sky, brooding always as men come and go in the busy streets and the narrow closes beneath. About her beaten stones cling many shadowy tales of laughter and of tears, of love and desire and hate; of mail-clad chivalry and lurking crime. Tier on tier it rises from the estuary of the river to its crowning pride -the gaunt rock on which stands its Castle. "The rude, rough fortress," of which Burns sang:
gleams afar-like some bold vet'ran, grey in arms; and mark'd with seamy scar; the pond'rous wall and massy bar, Grim-rising o'er the rugged rock, have oft withstood assailing war, and oft repell'd th' invader's shock.
In his Summarie of Englyshe Chronicles, Thomas Stow, he says: "Ebrank (Ebroc/York), the sonne of Mempricius, was made ruler of Britayne; He edified the castle of Maydens, now called Edinburgh Castle. [on the Rock known as Alauna = Aloo/Rock of Una/Dia-Una/Diana/Bri-Tayne.]
Chapter VIII: Cromwell and the Ministers.
Which alone is able to square and fit the stones for the New Jerusalem-then, and not before, and by that means and no other, shall Jerusalem, the city of the lord, which is to be the praise of the whole earth, be built; the Sion of the Holy One of Israel. I have nothing to say, but that.
I am, Sir, Your humble servant,
Oliver Cromwell
Formats
Book Details
About the Book
The originally book "The Story of Edinburgh Castle" was first printed by George G. Harrap & Company, London 1915
Having an etched frontispeice and 16 collotypes by the author Louis Weirter and 8 in line drawings by Munro S. Orr.
Originally had the publisher's full beige pictorial cloth with design on front board stamped in green and spine bearing title stamp direct in gilt ; teg, rest uncut; 4to, 332x240 mms.
About the Author
Louis Weirter (Whirter) 1873-1932. Was born in Edinburgh, studied at the Royal Scottish Academy as well as in Paris. He was one of the original members of the Scottish Society of Artists, known as an inventor and for his architectural paintings plus etchings, but he was best known for his war paintings which were influenced through being a baloonist in the air-borne observational group, primary as an artistist observer during the Great War in France. It was here that he witnest Billy Bishop's (Canadian air ace) daring exploits on 2nd June 1917. Among his works are posters, post cards, and illustrated many books.
Louis Weirter passed away at home in Onslow Gardens, South Kensington London on 12 of January 1932. He was brother inlaw of the great Thomas Adams from Carlops who's garden cities grace some of the Great City's of the World.