On Glasgow and Edinburgh

Contents

Prelude: A Treasured Rivalry

1. The Royal Mile: From the Castle to a Song

2. The Royal Mile: From Story to Parliament

3. Princes Street Gardens and the New Town

4. Hill, Hwa-wu, and Port

5. Medicine, Museums, Blood

7. Poverty and Wealth

8. Street Life, Masterpieces, Tenements, Books

9. Art, Learning, Arsenic, and Architecture

Coda: The Falkirk Wheel

Further Reading

List of Illustrations

Acknowledgments