Curious Edinburgh
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- ISBN 9780750939492
- Weight: 430g
- Dimensions: 171 x 241mm
- Publication Date: 21 Jul 2005
- Publisher: The History Press Ltd
- Publication City/Country: GB
- Product Form: Paperback
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This fully illustrated book explores the treasures of Scotland's capital city and unlocks the meaning of landmarks that have become familiar. It tells the reader how to find and understand the citys nooks and crannies, and includes information on the location of and access to all the sites covered.
Michael T R B Turnbull is a retired teacher and further education lecturer in Communication and in Tourism who graduated with an MA at the University of Cambridge, before studying Drawing and Painting for 4 years at the Edinburgh College of Art (now part of Edinburgh University). In 2005 he gained a PhD in Ecclesiastical History from the University of Edinburgh and also held visiting fellowships at the Institute for Advanced Study of the Humanities (2009) and from New College (2009-10), both at the University of Edinburgh. He has twice been awarded a Scottish Arts Council Writer’s bursary (1993, 1997) and a Glenfiddich Living Scotland Award (1986, 1991), as well as a Sir Winston Churchill Memorial Fellowship (1993). He is listed on the Scottish Book Trust’s Writers’ Register and has worked as a presenter, interviewer and actor for BBC Radio Scotland. He is the author of numerous articles and 20 books — including the operatic biographies Joseph Hislop: gran tenore (Scolar Press, 1992) and Mary Garden (Scolar Press, 1997).
