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Notes on Old Edinburgh
Isabella L. Bird
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We followed this water grievance into thirty-seven houses that day, and there was scarcely one in which it was not enlarged upon. Did our eyes wander round a room ever so stealthily, its occupier was ready to forestall the glance by saying, “Ah, sirs, it’s the dirt ye’re looking at, but how’s puir folk like us to be clean as has to haul every drop of water from that well?” Did we shrink ever so slightly from a child whose head and clothing were one mass of dirt, the movement was perceived, and the want of water, the distance from the well, and the long long stair, were the apologies offered.
I merely give one instance, which might be multiplied almost indefinit. . . Read More
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Community Reviews
I knew Edinburgh was grimy in the 1800s but I don't think I was aware of how hideous it actually was to live in the Old town. We don't know how lucky we are today.
Interesting book
Interesting insight into the squalor of Edinburgh during the Victorian era. I have read many books about Edinburgh during this time, and this just confirms things.
Not a travel book like her others, but a Dickensian look at poverty. Not enjoyable, but someone had to write it.
Wretched poverty in Edinburgh
A stark description of society in 1868 Edinburgh that illustrates the inability or unwillingness of institutions to successfully address the needs and problems of its destitute citizens - issues with which we still grapple today this day.