Launch of The English Spy
Scottish Storytelling Centre
The Royal Mile, Edinburgh
7pm
£5
Donald Smith launches his début novel The English Spy at an event at the Scottish Storytelling Centre. The novel is set in 18th century Scotland, and follows Daniel Defoe through the murky secrets of Edinburgh, and the politics of the Union of the Parliaments.
Wine will be served, and there will be a dramatic reading by Splinters Productions.
**Booking: Call the Scottish Storytelling Centre on 0131 556 9579
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This tale of intrigue and betrayal goes to the heart of events surrounding the Treaty of Union in 1707. Daniel Foe (better known as Defoe), sent to Scotland to sway opinion towards Union, reports to his English spymaster. But Edinburgh is already a hotbed of counter-plots and nascent rebellion.