Typescripts of 'Glimmer’, 'Graduation Day', 'A Guide to Ireland', and 'The Hanged Man’, short stories by Ian Rankin; with related working notes., 1983-2005.
Scope and Contents
'Glimmer: A short story by Ian Rankin'.
Annotated typescript, 1997, revised draft, with author's annotations. Folios 1-11.
Typescript, 1997, early draft. Folios 12-15.
Working notes, 1997. Folios 16-22.
Administrative information in the form of correspondence to Ian Rankin from Slow Dancer Press, 1997, with annotations by Rankin. Folios 23-25.
'Graduation Day: A golfing short story by Ian Rankin'
Author’s first proof, 2005. Folios 26-49.
Typescript, 2000, final draft. Folios 50-65.
Annotated typescript, 2000, first draft, with author's annotations. Folios 66-80.
Working notes, 2000. Folios 81-82.
This short story was published in Otto Penzler’s anthology ‘Murder in the Rough’ in 2006.
'A Guide to Ireland'.
Typescript, 1983. Folios 83-85.
Manuscript, 1983. Folios 86-87.
'The Hanged Man: A short story by Ian Rankin'
Annotated typescript, 1998, short version for BBC Radio 4, with author’s annotations. Folios 88-94.
Annotated typescript, 1998, long version for Polygon, with author’s annotations. Folios 95-102.
Dates
- Creation: 1983-2005.
Creator
- Rankin, Ian James (crime writer) (Person)
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Conditions Governing Use
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Extent
102 Leaves
Language of Materials
English
Subject
- Slow Dancer Press (publishers) (Organization)
Genre / Form
Repository Details
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