Join storyteller James Spence and National Library of Scotland curator Ralph McLean on a journey around the closes and wynds of Edinburgh’s Old Town. The tour will focus on the stories, locations, and historical background of Walter Scott’s 1818 novel Heart of Midlothian and marks the 250th anniversary of the author’s birth.
Meet at National Library of Scotland.
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