Typescript, incomplete and undated, of a translation into Gaelic of 'Treasure Island' by Robert Louis Stevenson, made by Jonathan G. and Donald MacKinnon., ca. 1960
Item
Identifier: Acc.13695/73
Scope and Contents
A typescript of originally 275 numbered leaves, but wanting the first 95. The typescript reveals no information on authorship of the translation, but the text correspondonds to the MacKinnon brothers' translation of 'Treasure Island' published as 'Eilean an ionmhais', edited by Trueman Matheson, Nova Scotia: Sìol CUltural Enterprises, 2010.
Dates
- Creation: ca. 1960
Creator
- Stevenson, Robert Louis Balfour, novelist, 1850–1894 (Author, Person)
- MacKinnon, Jonathan Gillies, 1869-1944 (editor of 'Mac-Talla' and translator) (Translator, Person)
- MacKinnon, Donald (publisher, brother of Jonathan G. MacKinnon) (Translator, Person)
Conditions Governing Access
Normal access conditions apply.
Conditions Governing Use
Normal reproduction conditions apply, subject to any copyright restrictions.
Extent
1 Folders
Language of Materials
Gaelic; Scottish Gaelic
Genre / Form
Repository Details
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Archives and Manuscript Division
National Library of Scotland
George IV Bridge
Edinburgh EH1 1EJ
0131 623 3700
manuscripts@nls.uk