Autobiographies.
Found in 201 Collections and/or Records:
Manuscript autobiography of John Dunlop of Gairbraid., 1860.
The autobiography is written in the third person. The portion covering 1833 to 1860, which comprises most of the manuscript, is based on John Dunlop's diaries (MSS.9261-9262) and includes long excerpts from them.
The manuscript was edited by John Graham Dunlop - ‘Autobiography of John Dunlop’ (London, 1932) - and his manuscript and typescript additions have been inserted.
Manuscript of 'Boys do not kiss' by Sydney Durward Tremayne, in 27 chapters., [1979, or before.]
In 1972 and following his move to Gairloch in 1976, Sydney Durward Tremayne was working on an autobiography which survives in several versions. It describes his childhood, his career in journalism, and his stormy relationship with his father; it also indicates the circumstances in which he wrote some of his poems.
Manuscript of chapters i-viii of 'Fragments of young life' by Hannah Lynch., [1898, or before.]
The chapters were published in "Blackwood's Magazine", October and November 1898, as the beginning of 'Autobiography of a child'.
Manuscript of George Scott-Moncrieff's autobiography, '40 Years'., [?1950.]
The autobiography describes George Scott-Moncrieff's childhood and life as a writer in London and Scotland, his marriage, and family life up to his departure from Eigg in 1950 after the death of his first wife.
Manuscript of 'Many beginnings but no ending', the autobiography of the Very Reverend Andrew Nevile Davidson, published in 1978 after his death., 1978.
Manuscript of parts I, III, and IV of ‘The Caxtons: a family picture’ by Edward George Earle Lytton Bulwer, 1st Baron Lytton., [1848, or before.]
The manuscript is in the form in which it was first published in "Blackwood's Magazine", April, June, and July 1848.
Manuscript of ‘Some account of my life and writings: an autobiography’ by Archibald Alison., 1862.
Corrections and many deletions have been made on the manuscript in red ink by Jane, Lady Alison, the author's daughter-in-law, in preparation for publication. Further passages, unmarked on the manuscript, have also been omitted from the printed text.
Manuscript of ‘Some account of my life and writings: an autobiography’ by Archibald Alison., 1862.
Corrections and many deletions have been made on the manuscript in red ink by Jane, Lady Alison, the author's daughter-in-law, in preparation for publication. Further passages, unmarked on the manuscript, have also been omitted from the printed text.
Manuscript of ‘Some account of my life and writings: an autobiography’ by Archibald Alison., 1862.
Corrections and many deletions have been made on the manuscript in red ink by Jane, Lady Alison, the author's daughter-in-law, in preparation for publication. Further passages, unmarked on the manuscript, have also been omitted from the printed text.
Manuscript of ‘Some account of my life and writings: an autobiography’ by Archibald Alison., 1862.
Corrections and many deletions have been made on the manuscript in red ink by Jane, Lady Alison, the author's daughter-in-law, in preparation for publication. Further passages, unmarked on the manuscript, have also been omitted from the printed text.
Manuscript of ‘Some account of my life and writings: an autobiography’ by Archibald Alison., 1862.
Corrections and many deletions have been made on the manuscript in red ink by Jane, Lady Alison, the author's daughter-in-law, in preparation for publication. Further passages, unmarked on the manuscript, have also been omitted from the printed text.