Typescripts of and materials relating to chapters and other contributions by Ian Rankin to various anthologies and collections. Folios 1-63.

Chapters and contributions are for anthologies, edited volumes, encyclopaedias, and other collections. They are in various proof and typescript formats, with related working notes. Materials are arranged alphabetically by the title of the work containing the chapter.

‘Cookin’ by Stuart McLean. Folios 1-2. Form, 'Template for Contributing to Cookin', 2006, completed by Ian Rankin, for Rankin's recipe contribution to Stuart McLean's cookbook 'Cookin'.

Encyclopaedia Britannica. Folios 3-23. Digitally annotated proof, 2006, 'Edinburgh: A City of Stories' by Ian Rankin, an article written for Encyclopedia Britannica, with digital annotations by an editor and annotations by Rankin. Folios 3-10. Annotated typescript, 2006, ‘Edinburgh: A Writer’s City’, by Ian Rankin, first draft; with annotations by the author. Folios 11-17. Correspondence, 2006, to Ian Rankin from J.E. Luebering, Literature Editor at Encyclopaedia Brittanica, about Rankin’s article. Folio 18. ‘Guidelines for preparing recommended reading lists (bibliographies)’, print-out from Encyclopaedia Brittanica. Folios 19-23.

'Dads: A Celebration of Fatherhood from Britain's Finest and Funniest', a PiggyBankKids book. Folios 24-28. Proof of chapter entitled ‘Father and Sons’, 2008, by Ian Rankin. Includes correspondence with editor Charlotte Cole. Folios 24-26. Typescript, 2008, by Ian Rankin. Folios 27-28.

‘The Lineup: The World's Greatest Crime Writers Tell the Inside Story of Their Greatest Detectives’, 2009, edited by Otto Penzler. Folios 29-46. Proof, 2009, of ‘John Rebus’, a chapter for inclusion in ‘The Lineup’, by Ian Rankin.

'The Scottish Novel Since the Seventies: New Visions, Old Dreams', 1993, edited by Gavin Wallace and Randall Stevenson. Folios 47-63.

Typescript, 1991, of Ian Rankin, ‘The Deliberate Cunning of Muriel Spark’; with annotations by the author. This is a chapter for the volume 'The Scottish Novel Since the Seventies: New Visions, Old Dreams', 1993, edited by Gavin Wallace and Randall Stevenson. Folios 47-61.

Summary of chapter, circa 1993, ‘The Deliberate Cunning of Muriel Spark’, by Ian Rankin, with related research and working notes. Folios 62-71.

Typescripts and related notes for essays and other non-fiction works by Ian Rankin. Folios 72-95.

Essay on the Oxford English Dictionary by Ian Rankin. Folios 72-74. Annotated typescript, undated, 'Ian Rankin on His Shorter OED Entry', with author's annotations.

Ian Rankin’s Tangled Web Blog. Folios 75-77. Annotated print-out, circa 1997, of Ian Rankin's ‘Tangled Web’ online blog.

'Un paseo por el Edimburgo del inspector Rebus', a non-fiction work by Ian Rankin. Folios 78-95. Published booklet, 2002, in Catalan. Title translates to ‘A walk through Edinburgh by Inspector Rebus’.