Typescripts of 'The Theft: A Cautionary Tale’, ‘Three Betrayals', 'A Three-Pint Problem', 'The Tow-Path’, 'Trapped Between Glass', 'The Travelling Companion', 'Unknown Pleasures’, and 'Unlucky in Love, Unlucky at Cards', short stories by Ian Rankin; with related working notes., 1981-2016.
Scope and Contents
'The Theft: A Cautionary Tale. By I.J. Rankin.'
Typescript short story, undated. Folios 1-4.
‘Three Betrayals'.
Typescript, 1983. Folios 5-7.
'A Three-Pint Problem'.
Annotated typescript, 2014, first draft, with author's annotations. Folios 8-23.
'The Tow-Path: by Ian J. Rankin'.
Typescript, 1983. Folios 24-31.
'Trapped Between Glass'.
Typescript, 1981. Folios 32-35.
'The Travelling Companion', a bibliomystery.
Annotated typescript, 2016, with author's annotations. Folios 36-68.
Research and working notes, 2016. Folios 69-75.
'Unknown Pleasures’.
Typescript, 1997. Folios 76-89.
Typescript, 1997, working draft. Folios 90-93.
Working notes, 1997, with working title 'Minute Man', including synopsis, plot development, and partial draft. Folios 94-97.
'Unlucky in Love, Unlucky at Cards'.
Email typescript containing short story, 1999, final draft, in correspondence from Rachel Funari. Folios 98-100.
Typescript, 1998, second draft. Folios 101-107.
Annotated typescript, 1998, first draft, with author's annotations. Folios 108-114.
Dates
- Creation: 1981-2016.
Creator
- Rankin, Ian James (crime writer) (Person)
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Conditions Governing Use
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Extent
114 Leaves
Language of Materials
English
Genre / Form
Repository Details
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