The Great North Road by Robert Louis Stevenson, with Stuart Campbell

Wed Nov 12 2025 at 07:00 pm to 08:00 pm UTC+00:00

Blackwell's Bookshop | Edinburgh

Blackwell's Edinburgh South Bridge
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The Great North Road by Robert Louis Stevenson, with Stuart Campbell
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Join Stuart Campbell as we celebrate 175 years of Robert Louis Stevenson
About this Event

Join us on Wednesday 12th November , at 7pm , we celebrate Robert Louis Stevenson’s 175th Birthday, with Scottish novelist Stuart Campbell.

Stuart has taken it upon himself to complete The Great North Road. Acting as a literary sleuth he has located a list of twenty-five intended chapter headings and, after a robust discussion with the abandoned characters, he has concluded the unfinished tale, come along and celebrate his great achievement at Blackwell's Edinburgh.

‘IT SHALL BE FINISHED!’ Robert Louis Stevenson made this proud boast in a letter to Sydney Colvin. He was referring to his latest project, The Great North Road, a rollicking tale of highwaymen, M**der, mayhem and doomed love, hoping it would emulate the success of Treasure Island.

He had written nineteen thousand words before he abandoned the narrative in 1886.In fact, the prolific but inconsistent Stevenson had left a total of fourteen unfinished works at the time of his death including the acclaimed novelWeir of Hermiston. In his introduction Campbell considers why Stevenson left so many works of fiction unfinished.

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Doors: 6.30pm, event starts: 7pm, please arrive early to secure a good seat.

Tickets are £3 and there is a Ticket & Book option which includes a copy of The Great North Road by Robert Louis Stevenson, signed by Stuart Campbell.

The bookshop has level access, events are seated and speakers use microphones. If you have any concerns about accessibility, please do get in touch and we will do our best to accommodate your needs.

Refunds are reviewed on a case-by-case basis, we are unable to offer a refund after the event.

For more information or if you would like a signed copy because you can't make it to the event, please contact the Blackwell's events team on 0131 622 8222 or [email protected]

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Event Venue & Nearby Stays

Blackwell's Bookshop, 53-62 South Bridge, Edinburgh, United Kingdom

Tickets

GBP 3.00 to GBP 12.00

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