Merchiston Castle School 1
The next three posts of this blog relate to Halliday Sutherland’s experiences at Merchiston Castle School, Edinburgh. He first went to the school in 1895. Below, he describes the mathematician, … Continue reading
30 November 2014 · Leave a comment
The Terror of the Glen
In 1890, when Halliday was a boy of eight, his family went on holiday in Scotland. The holiday was a memorable one, but for the wrong reasons “Wanted, a detective – to … Continue reading
3 September 2014 · Leave a comment
Buffalo Bill’s Wild West Show
When Halliday Sutherland was fifteen, William Frederick Cody – “Buffalo Bill” – took his show to Britain. Sutherland saw the show in Glasgow, later describing it as “the best entertainment of my … Continue reading
18 May 2014 · Leave a comment
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