His earliest books were about foreign parts but it is not known whether he actually visited these places .
John Geddie ( 1848 -- 1937 ) was a journalist and author of several books mainly on the subject of Edinburgh .
John Geddie 's earliest books were about foreign parts but it is not known whether he actually visited these places .
John Geddie ( 1848 -- 1937 ) was a journalist and author of several books mainly on the subject of Edinburgh .