Chapter I: Front Matter

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THE
MODERN ATHENS:

A DISSECTION AND DEMONSTRATION
OF MEN AND THINGS

IN

THE SCOTCH CAPITAL.

BY A MODERN GREEK.

_Ανδϱες Αϑηναῖοι, ϰατὰ ϖάντα ὡς δεισιδαιμονεστέϱους
ὑμᾶς ϑεωϱῶ._

LONDON:
PRINTED FOR KNIGHT AND LACEY,
PATERNOSTER ROW.

MDCCCXXV.

LONDON:
Printed by WILLIAM CLOWES,
Northumberland-court.

CONTENTS.

CHAPTER I.

The Author and the King set out for the Athens--The
Author arrives--The Gathering--Corporation-men--Glasgow,
Aberdeen, Perth, Dundee, &c.--The People page 1.

CHAPTER II.

Athenian Preparations for Majesty--Official Men--Royal
Society--Plan by the Ultras--Migration of the
Jews--Exercise of the Athenian Fair--Sir Walter
Scott--Storm at Sea--Anxiety in the Athens--Royal
Squadron arrives--Fresh anxiety p. 19.

CHAPTER III.

The King lands--Grandeur of the Scenery--Joy of
the People--Insult to Leith--Illuminations--The
Levee--The Court--Disappointment of
Official Men--The Athenian Ladies--Royal
Salutation--Dances--Pilgrimages--Dinners--Kirks--Vanity
of the Athens--National
Monument--Dispersion--Farewell p. 41.

CHAPTER IV.

The
Athens--Situation--Architecture--Environs--Self-idolatry
--Widowed State--Sundry Theories p. 149.

CHAPTER V.

Political State of Scotland--Counties--Burghs--The
Athens--Criminal Law--Lord Advocate--Athenian
Tories--Whigs p. 167.

CHAPTER VI.

Athenian Lawyers--Their overwhelming Influence--Their
Habits and Characters--Solemnity of the Scotch Criminal
Courts p. 187.

CHAPTER VII.

Athenian Learning--Causes of its
Decline--Professors--Philosophers--University--Patronage
--Athenian Parsons p. 206.

CHAPTER VIII.

Literature--Ramsay--Ferguson--Burns--The
Edinburgh Review--Blackwood’s Magazine--The
Scot’s Magazine--Miserable State of the Athenian
Press--Causes p. 225.

CHAPTER IX.

Education--Scotch Education generally--Its
Advantages--The Athenian Populace--Athenian
Education--Its doubtful Qualities p. 258.

CHAPTER X.

Athenian Manners--Religion p. 290.

CHAPTER XI.

Sundry Qualities in Supplement p. 305.

Throughout the Volume, there will be found _attic_ touches of real character, in illustration of the general and local truths.

THE

MODERN ATHENS.