Literary Significance and Reception
Publishers Weekly said that 44 Scotland Street was "episodic, amusing and peopled with characters both endearing and benignly problematic." Library Journal said that "Smith's insightful and comic observations, makes for an amusing and absorbing look at Edinburgh society." Bookseller said that "the writing style is understated, and the humour subtle but at times devastating."
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