Elphinstone, Margaret, author, b 1948
Person
Found in 5 Collections and/or Records:
Literary papers of Margaret Elphinstone.
Fonds
Identifier: Acc.12188
Scope and Contents
Includes drafts of poetry, short stories and novels.
Dates:
1984-2002.
Notebooks and research notes, of Margaret Elphinstone, for the novel "Voyageurs".
Collection
Identifier: Acc.12528
Dates:
2002-2003.
Research papers and typescript drafts of the novel "Light" by Margaret Elphinstone.
File
Identifier: Acc.12865
Dates:
circa 2007.
Research papers, notes and email correspondence of Margaret Elphinstone relating to ‘The Gathering Night’ (Edinburgh: Canongate, 2009), with some printout drafts of sections of the novel.
Collection
Identifier: Acc.13731/1-11
Scope and Contents
Like many historical novelists, Margaret Elphinstone carries out extensive research on the subjects on which she plans to write. These papers demonstrate that she pursues her research to academic levels and beyond: corresponding with, and interviewing, experts in very specialised fields; reading widely; attending conferences and courses and - to some extent - trying to experience for herself what her characters’ lives would ‘feel’ like. The file headings alone indicate the depth and breadth...
Dates:
Circa 2007-2008.
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- Drafts. Documents. 3
- Research notes 3
- Novels. 2
- Photocopies. 2
- Typescripts. 2
- Articles. 1
- Emails. 1
- Letters. Correspondence. 1
- Notebooks. 1
- Notes. 1
- Poetry. 1
- Short stories. 1 + ∧ less
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