Partial typescript of 'Sunset song' by James Leslie Mitchell, 'Lewis Grassic Gibbon', with lists and proofs., [Before 1935.]
Scope and Contents
The contents are as follows.
(i) List of characters in 'Cloud Howe' under the title 'The Morning Star'. (Folio 1.)
(ii) 'Curtain raiser'. (Folio 3.) Partial typescript of an unused prelude to 'Sunset song' or 'Grey granite'.
(iii) Partial typescript of 'Sunset song'. (Folio 8.) Many of the pages are missing. On the versos of folios 8-56 are pasted parts of the proofs of 'Dawn in Alarlu', 'The last ogre' and 'The lost constituent' from 'Persian dawns, Egyptian nights', with a connecting typescript; this may have been intended for a novel incorporating elements from the three stories.
Dates
- Creation: [Before 1935.]
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Conditions Governing Use
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Extent
75 Leaves ; Quarto and under.
Language of Materials
From the Series: Undetermined
Arrangement
75 folios.
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Repository Details
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