Top 10 Top 10 Writers
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1. John Barbour (c. 1316–96)
The “father of Scottish poetry and history”. His epic poem is The Brus (1370).
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2. Robert Burns (1759–96)
The national poet whose worldwide acclaim has titled him “the bard of humanity”.
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3. Sir Walter Scott (1771–1832)
The first best-selling author, whose novels and poems launched a romantic tradition.
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4. Robert Louis Stevenson (1850–94)
Best remembered for Treasure Island , this revered Edinburgh author travelled widely and died in Samoa.
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5. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (1859–1930)
Mastermind behind Sherlock Holmes. He was born in Edinburgh and trained as a doctor.
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6. J M Barrie (1860–1937)
Born in Kirriemuir, this novelist and dramatist established his reputation with the ever-popular Peter Pan .
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7. Hugh MacDiarmid (1892–1978)
A Drunk Man Looks at the Thistle is considered the finest poem by the “pioneer of the Scottish Renaissance”.
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8. Iain Banks (1954–)
Hugely popular author of The Crow Road , science fiction and psychological thrillers.
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9. Irvine Welsh (1961–)
Best-selling cult author of street culture in Scotland. Made his mark in 1993 with Trainspotting .
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10. J K Rowling (1965–)
This publishing phenomenon with global fame lived in Edinburgh when she launched the Harry Potter series.
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