but there's an even bigger monument to the also some walter scott his historical novel ivanhoe is considered a classic the world over scott also helped promote a remand to size the gentle tea for his homeland making killed sometimes and popular again. and. everyone knows the novel treasure island by robert louis stevenson the author and poet spent much of his early life in this house in edinburgh's new charm. stevenson lived here in the mid nineteenth century nowadays the house belongs to us and john mcphee they live here but regularly rent out two rooms to guests. as i discussed but also as a guest here with us at the stevenson house you have a unique opportunity to live in the childhood home of robert louis stevenson and you can breathe in the atmosphere and see how one of scotland's most damus writers once lived either but won't try stila falklands cleped at. edinburgh's literary scene is still lively today it's said that j.k. rowling of harry potter fame wrote the first book in a series looking out on edinburgh castle from this cafe table christine de luca comes here often to. i can see