An Edinburgh Eleven is J. M. Barrie's sparkling gallery of Edinburgh University personalities, a sequence of affectionate, sharply observed character sketches that move between statesmen, professors, writers, and clergy. The book opens in a spirit of wit and intimacy, blending public reputation with private anecdote to celebrate the intellectual and civic life of Scotland. Its first great portrait, Lord Rosebery, presents a brilliant and elusive statesman whose charm, humor, and political gifts make him admired across party lines and deeply beloved in Scotland. From there Barrie turns to the academic world with equal delight. Professor Masson emerges as a transformative teacher whose dramatic lectures, literary passion, and warmth could shape a student's life. Professor John Stuart Blackie is captured as a dazzling eccentric—scholar, performer, and public institution—whose booming energy spills far beyond the classroom. Professor Calderwood is portrayed as a serious moral philosopher with a comic human touch, inspiring both reverence and student satire. Finally, Professor Tait appears as a formidable scientist and unforgettable lecturer, his authority and oddities making education feel vivid, alive, and deeply personal. This edition has been fully restored with modern typesetting, custom cover design.