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Edinburgh Life’s November & December 2025 issue explores Jane Austen’s connections to Edinburgh, celebrates a revolutionary 1920’s aerial photographer and suggests the best way to cook partridge this Christmas, with not a pear tree in sight.
Here's a look at what you'll find inside:
Jane Austen in Edinburgh
Dr Hilary Aitken of the Jane Austen Society of Scotland charts the Scottish connections of England’s favourite female novelist, from Walter Scott to Mary Brunton.
The Ghost of Princes Street Past
Created at the height of great change in Edinburgh, Alexander Nasmyth’s legendary painting of Princes Street turns 200 this year.
Party Game
It may not come in a pear tree, but Chef Roberta Hall McGarron’s recipe for partridge with seasonal vegetables is fit for any festive feast.
Daredevil Photographer
Some of the most iconic aerial photographs ever taken are featured in the first major exhibition dedicated to the maverick and trailblazing photographer Alfred Buckham.
A Matter of Perspective
The wold’s first immersive art experience was conceived over 200 years ago on Calton Hill. Now, a replica of this image has returned to the very place its story began.
Luxury Christmas Gift Guide
Get all of your Christmas shopping done in Edinburgh with a hand picked collection of luxury and local treasures exclusively selected by Edinburgh Life.
Upstairs, Downstairs
Dinner at the trattoria and wine bar Sotto brings a little Italy to Stockbridge
The Magic of an Edinburgh Christmas
Highlights of Christmas festivities taking place throughout the city, with Edinburgh Residents’ Discounts.
Campaigning for Edinburgh
Richard Roger of the Cockburn Association looks at how the organisation has fought to protect Edinburgh’s civic beauty since 1918.
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