Message from the skies 2018 - Chapter 9 - Val McDermid - New Year's Resurrection
Message from the skies 2018
Chapter 9 of Val McDermid's New Year's Resurrection
The Stevenson House
Robert Louis Stevenson lived here as a young boy, spending long hours scribbling, drawing and singing hymns with his beloved nurse “Cummie” (Alison Cunningham) – fuelling his growing imagination.
Stevenson went on to become one of the most celebrated names in Scottish literature, authoring Treasure Island, Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde and Kidnapped, as well as essays, poetry and travel writing.
Heriot Row has also been home to Sir Walter Scott’s publisher, James Ballantyne; journalist, author and suffragette Dame Rebecca West; and Susan Ferrier’s nephew, the philosopher James Frederick Ferrier.
The Stevenson House remains a family home today, where John and Felicitas Macfie with their family enjoy welcoming guests to meet, eat or stay on a bed-and-breakfast basis. See here for more information.