Novels.
Subject
Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Scope Note: Invented prose narratives of considerable length and a certain complexity that deal imaginatively with human experience through a connected sequence of events involving a group of persons in a specific setting.
Found in 494 Collections and/or Records:
Typescripts of novels by Agnes M R Dunlop (circa 1910-1982), an Ayrshire novelist and writer of children's books, who wrote under the pseudonym 'Elisabeth Kyle'.
Series
Identifier: MSS.27253-27255
Dates:
1968-1971.
Typescripts of parts of novels of Tom Hanlin., [1946, or before.], undated.
File
Identifier: MS.27419
Scope and Contents
The contents are as follows. (i) Chapters 15-17 of ‘Yesterday will return’ (London, 1946) (folio 1); (ii) Chapters 1-4 of 'One summer is all', a novel about an unemployed man in Glasgow, undated (folio 34).
Dates:
[1946, or before.], undated.
Typescripts of plays and novels of Thomas Ross Scott, with related correspondence, cuttings and other papers.
Fonds
Identifier: Acc.6427 Box 1(1)-Box 19(5)
Dates:
1872-1951, undated.
Typescripts of prose works by Joe Corrie., 1937, 1949-1962, undated.
Series
Identifier: MSS.26521-26525
Dates:
1937, 1949-1962, undated.
Typescripts of "Sawtooth Showdown" and another novel of William M Stokoe.
File
Identifier: Acc.10952
Dates:
? 1959 and undated.
Typescripts of 'Singing Sands' written under the pseudonym 'Josephine Tey'., Circa 1952.
Series
Identifier: Acc.4771/1-2
Dates:
Circa 1952.
Typescripts of 'The Flood', a literary novel by Ian Rankin; with related working papers, administrative and promotional materials., Circa 1984-1986.
Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.50432-50435
Dates:
Circa 1984-1986.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Ian Rankin archive.
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Papers relating to the professional activities of Ian Rankin.
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Papers relating to the literary and other creative works of Ian Rankin.
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Manuscripts, typescripts, working papers, and published extracts of the novels of Ian Rankin.
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Manuscripts, typescripts, and working papers of the novels of Ian Rankin.
Typescripts of 'The House of Rimmon' by Edward Albert., 1st half of 20th century
Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.9108-9109
Dates:
1st half of 20th century
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Papers of Edward Albert (1890-1944), who graduated Master of Arts in English at Edinburgh University, 1908, and spent his professional life as English master at George Watson's College, Edinburgh.
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Manuscripts, typescripts and proofs of, and notebooks containing material collected for, the fictional works of Edward Albert.
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Manuscript and typescripts, undated, of 'The House of Rimmon' by Edward Albert, an unpublished novel.
Typescripts of the unfinished novel 'Sabbath Child' by Ian Rankin; with related working papers., 1991.
File
Identifier: MS.50437
Scope and Contents
Includes first drafts of Chapters One and Two (Folios 1-13) followed by notes (Folios 14-25).
Includes press cutting about child criminals taken by Rankin as research (Folios 26-27).
Includes correspondence to Rankin from Professor Francis Lyall of the University of Aberdeen Faculty of Law on laws regarding child criminals for research (Folio 28).
'Sabbath Child' was not completed nor published.
Folios 1-28.
Dates:
1991.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Ian Rankin archive.
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Papers relating to the professional activities of Ian Rankin.
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Papers relating to the literary and other creative works of Ian Rankin.
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Manuscripts, typescripts, working papers, and published extracts of the novels of Ian Rankin.
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Manuscripts, typescripts, and working papers of the novels of Ian Rankin.
Typescripts of the unpublished novel 'Summer Rites' by Ian Rankin., 1983.
Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.50438-50439
Scope and Contents
'Summer Rites' was Ian Rankin's first, and unpublished, novel.
Dates:
1983.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Ian Rankin archive.
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Papers relating to the professional activities of Ian Rankin.
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Papers relating to the literary and other creative works of Ian Rankin.
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Manuscripts, typescripts, working papers, and published extracts of the novels of Ian Rankin.
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Manuscripts, typescripts, and working papers of the novels of Ian Rankin.
Typescripts of three collections of poetry and three novels by Christopher Whyte.
File
Identifier: Acc.11654
Dates:
1989-1998.
Typescripts, undated, of 'Betty Burke, spinster' by Edward Albert, an unpublished historical novel., 1st half of 20th century.
Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.9100-9102
Dates:
1st half of 20th century.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Papers of Edward Albert (1890-1944), who graduated Master of Arts in English at Edinburgh University, 1908, and spent his professional life as English master at George Watson's College, Edinburgh.
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Manuscripts, typescripts and proofs of, and notebooks containing material collected for, the fictional works of Edward Albert.
Typescripts, with manuscript corrections, undated, of 'The unquiet king', a novel about James V by Edith Anne Robertson., Early 20th century-3rd quarter of 20th century.
Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.26982-26983
Dates:
Early 20th century-3rd quarter of 20th century.
Uncorrected page-proofs, signed by Allan Campbell McLean, of ‘The islander’., 1962.
Item
Identifier: MS.26999
Unfinished and untitled novel by George Combe; and lecture notes of Combe., 1811-1842, undated.
Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.7438-7440
Dates:
1811-1842, undated.
Unfinished and untitled novel, undated, by George Combe, dealing with the childhood and early manhood of a boy who was anxious to go to sea., [1805-1858.]
Item
Identifier: MS.7438
Dates:
[1805-1858.]
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Papers of George Combe (1788-1858), lawyer, phrenologist and educationist, and his household.
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Miscellaneous personal papers, lecture notes and phrenological reports of George Combe; and papers of Cecilia Combe.
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Unfinished and untitled novel by George Combe; and lecture notes of Combe.
Working autograph of ‘Rob Roy’ by Sir Walter Scott, with some associated papers., 1817.
Item
Identifier: MS.50702
Scope and Contents
Complete working manuscript of 'Rob Roy'.Associated content.Letter, circa 1817, of Sir Walter Scott to James Ballantyne on the completion of 'Rob Roy'. Folio i.Fragment of a sales catalogue, 4th quarter of 19th century. Folio ii.Card from Honresfield, Littleborough, marked 'Scott original manuscript of 'Rob Roy''. Folio iii.Newspaper clipping from 'The Times', 19 March 1901, on the effect of 'Rob Roy' on James Russell Lowell. Folio...
Dates:
1817.
Works of John H Balfour Browne.
Collection
Identifier: Acc.4223
Scope and Contents
With manuscript and printed material of Balfour Browne and others, including poetry, essays, plays and novels.
Dates:
circa 1880-circa 1920.
Xeroxed typescript of Alasdair Gray`s `Lanark`, book 3, chapters 1-7.
Item
Identifier: Acc.13403
Scope and Contents
The typescript is slightly different from the chapters as published in `Lanark`. The manuscript dedication on the title page states that the copy was given by Alasdair Gray to his friends, ---- and Frances McIlhenny, in Glasgow, xxx.
Dates:
1969.