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City of Words: Writers, Readers and Critics in Edinburgh

Posted on July 6, 2012 by jgypaki

Our exciting Fringe Festival 2012 exhibition, entitled ‘City of Words: Writers, Readers and Critics in Edinburgh’ is now open! See ‘Exhibition Details‘ for full opening dates and times.

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This landmark exhibition celebrates the 250th anniversary of the oldest Chair of English Literature in the world, founded at Edinburgh University in 1762. It uncovers pivotal events and characters in the literary life of the university, and reveals their manifold interconnections with writers and readers in this City of Literature. Highlights include: letters written by Robert Burns and Sir Walter Scott to various Edinburgh professors, previously unseen memorabilia from famous former students, documents of the James Tait Black Memorial Prize, signed first editions, and letters from distinguished prize-winning authors.

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