I will say it fairly, it grows on me with every year: there are no stars so lovely as Edinburgh street-lamps.

Robert Louis Stevenson


The projects we work on, current and completed, are all designed to celebrate and promote Edinburgh's literature, and to inspire an interest in books, words and reading.

We look for creative ways to engage our partners at home and abroad, so that together we can champion reading and writing in our city and beyond.


Online Kidnapped Activities
Online Kidnapped Activities

Stevenson-themed activities, with a Kidnapped flavour, created to celebrate the first One Book - One Edinburgh reading campaign in 2007. …

All About the Kidnapped Campaign
All About the Kidnapped Campaign

Edinburgh's very first citywide reading campaign took place in February 2007 at venues all across the city.  Twenty-five thousand free copies of…

Campaign Evaluation
Campaign Evaluation

In February 2007 people from all across Edinburgh came together to read Robert Louis Stevenson’s classic book, Kidnapped. This was…

The Book - Kidnapped
The Book - Kidnapped

First published in 1886, Edinburgh-born Robert Louis Stevenson's Kidnapped has gone on to become a classic adventure tale.  Especially for…

Feedback from the Kidnapped Campaign
Feedback from the Kidnapped Campaign

Schools, book groups and individuals have taken the time to let us know how they've been involved with our One Book - One…

Schools Programme
Schools Programme

Each school in Edinburgh received free books in February 2007 as part of our schools programme, which we opted to run alongside our…