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Ten thousand free copies of Scots classic to kidnap City of Literature
From: The Scotsman
Date: 20050620
Author:Tim Cornwell Arts Correspondent
ROBERT Louis Stevenson's classic adventure Kidnapped has been chosen as Edinburgh's Book of the City, The Scotsman can reveal.
Ten thousand copies of the novel will be distributed free across Edinburgh in cafes, train stations or even taxis, with a sticker saying "I'm free, take me home and read me", in an effort to get the entire city reading a single text.
The project, called One Book One City, will be officially launched next spring.
The reading plan is billed as the flagship of Edinburgh's new status as UNESCO City of Literature.
Several versions of the tale will be on offer - from a ...
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