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Historic Edinburgh: 1600–1900
Edinburgh · 1600–1900 · exact time + place
From medieval Old Town and the imposing castle to the intellectual vibrancy of the Scottish Enlightenment and beyond — a center of politics, education, and culture for centuries. The button below opens StoryTerra with both Edinburgh and 1600–1900 already set.
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Browse 12 books, 8 movies and 1 game set in Edinburgh.
Frankenstein
Dr. Victor Frankenstein, a brilliant but egotistical scientist, brings a creature to life in a monstrous experiment that ultimately leads to the undoing of both the creator and his tragic creation.
Jack and the Cuckoo-Clock Heart
In Scotland 1874 Jack is born on the coldest day ever. Because of the extreme cold his heart stops beating. The responsible midwife in Edinburgh finds a way to save him by replacing his heart with a clock. So he lives…
Voyager
From the author of the breathtaking bestsellers Outlander and Dragonfly in Amber, the extraordinary saga continues.Their passionate encounter happened long ago by whatever measurement Claire Randall took. Two decades…
The Body Snatcher
Edinburgh 1831. Among those who undertake the illegal trade of grave robbery is Gray ostensibly a cab driver. Formerly a medical student convicted of grave robbery Gray holds a grudge against Dr. MacFarlane who had…
Burke & Hare
Two 19th-century opportunists become serial killers so that they can maintain their profitable business supplying cadavers to an anatomist.
I Sell the Dead
18th century justice catches up with a pair of grave robbers. With only a few hours to go before his date with the guillotine Arthur Blake tells his life story to Father Francis Duffy. Before long Arthur spills the…
Greyfriars Bobby: The True Story of a Dog
In Scotland 1865 An old shepherd and his little Skye terrier go to Edinburgh. But when the shepherd dies of pneumonia the dog remains faithful to his master refuses to be adopted by anyone and takes to sleeping on his…
The Flesh and the Fiends
Edinburgh surgeon Dr. Robert Knox requires cadavers for his research into the functioning of the human body; local ne'er-do-wells Burke and Hare find ways to provide him with fresh specimens...
Kidnapped
Tricked by the uncle who has stolen his inheritance, young David Balfour is kidnapped and bound for America. Or at least that was the plan, until the ship runs into trouble and David is rescued by Alan Breck Stewart,…
The Falconer
One girl's nightmare is this girl's faery taleShe's a stunner.Edinburgh, 1844. Eighteen-year-old Lady Aileana Kameron, the only daughter of the Marquess of Douglas, has everything a girl could dream of: brains, charm,…
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