Contents

Kapitel in diesem Buch

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Maps ix
4. Prelude 1
5. ONE: The Royal Mile: From the Castle to a Song 43
6. TWO: The Royal Mile: From Story to Parliament 74
7. THREE: Princes Street Gardens and the New Town 100
8. FOUR: Hill, Hwa-wu, and Port 133
9. FIVE: Medicine, Museums, Blood 151
10. SIX: City Hearts 179
11. SEVEN: Poverty and Wealth 209
12. EIGHT: Street Life, Masterpieces, Tenements, Books 231
13. NINE: Art, Learning, Arsenic, and Architecture 261
14. TEN: Water 295
15. Coda 311
16. Further Reading 319
17. List of Illustrations 322
18. Credits 324
19. Acknowledgments 326
20. Index 329