The Edinburgh Courant was a broadside newspaper from the 18th Century. It was published out of Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland. Its first issue was covered Feb 14-19, 1705 and was sold for a penny. It was one of the country's first regional paper, second only to the Norwich Post (1701). The paper was produced twice weekly for five years, then continued as the Scots Courant until April 1720. Later that same year, the Edinburgh Evening Courant began publication, and it survived until the Evening News came into existence in 1873. February 27, 2006 edition, front page Broadside is the name of the student newspaper of George Mason University. ... Edinburgh (pronounced ; Dùn Èideann () in Scottish Gaelic) is the capital of Scotland and its second-largest city. ... The central portions of the old province of Lothian in Scotland, centred around Edinburgh, became known as Midlothian, Scotland. ... Motto: (Latin for No one provokes me with impunity)1 Anthem: Multiple unofficial anthems Capital Edinburgh Largest city Glasgow Official language(s) English, Gaelic, Scots2 Government Constitutional monarchy  - Queen of the UK Queen Elizabeth II  - Prime Minister of the UK Tony Blair MP  - First Minister Jack McConnell MSP Unification    - by... A variety of low value coins, including an Irish 2p piece and many U.S. pennies. ... The Norwich Evening News is a daily newspaper for Norwich city and the surrounding suburbs and outlying towns, and is published by Archant. ...

Editors

Daniel Defoe, author of Robinson Crusoe was its editor in the early 18th century. James Hannay, Naval History writer, was its editor from 1860-1864. Daniel Defoe Daniel Defoe (1660 [?] â€“ April 1731) was an English writer, journalist and spy, who gained enduring fame for his novel Robinson Crusoe. ... Robinson Crusoe and Man Friday by Carl Offterdinger Robinson Crusoe is a novel by Daniel Defoe, first published in 1719 and sometimes regarded as the first novel in English. ... James Hannay (1827 - 1873), novelist and journalist, was born at Dumfries, and after serving for some years in the navy took to literature, and became an editor of the Edinburgh Courant. ...

Archives

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External Links

• Concise History of British Newspapers
• The Word of the Street
• Ancestry.com
• The Scotsman
• The Hannays of Knock and Garrarie