# S5 Ep23: The Scottish Literary Legends

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Podcast: [The Failing Writers Podcast](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-failing-writers-podcast-3571374)
Published: 2025-12-15T01:01:00+00:00
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The second stop on our literary whistle stop tour of Edinburgh is The Writers Museum in Makars Court. Focussing on the three writers generally considered to be the great Titans of Scottish Literature: Robbie Burns, Sir Walter Scott & Robert Louis Stevenson. We have a wander round, read some poetry and look into why these fellas are so revered. We also go on a literary pub tour and have a chat with actor Mike Daviot, who just so happened to be an absolute font of knowledge about poetry and the Scots language. Turns out literary pub tours are one of our favourite kinds of tour! Now who could have guessed that?! So hop on board the Failing Writers Tour Bus and join us for a fascinating, if admittedly wholly inadequate look at three of the greatest writers, not just of Scotland, but the world. The Writer's Museum: https://cultureedinburgh.com/our-venues/writers-museum The Literary Pub Tour we enjoyed: https://www.edinburghliterarypubtour.co.uk/ Tam o' Shanter: http://www.robertburns.org.uk/Assets/Poems_Songs/tamoshanter.htm Hopefully that's inspired you to take a closer look at the poems and novels of these absolute titans. More than that, maybe it's encouraged you to have a go yourself. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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