Scope and Contents Elwin`s article on Laurence Sterne was published in the "Quarterly Review", March 1854. The offprint has been bound in cloth covers and interleaved. Many of the pages have been marked with corrections and alterations. Certain passages have been re-worked on the interleaves. Included is a manuscript copy by Elwin of a letter, 1762, of Sterne to an unnamed recipient.The article was republished in Elwin`s, "Some XVIII century men of letters", under the following introduction :...

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The proofs differ in details of content and of layout from the published version.

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Most of the papers were bound in a volume (not in order of date); others, found loose either at an appropriate place in the volume or at the end, have now been bound in.

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Series of fifteen lectures, 2nd half of 18th century, of Joseph Black on the subject of heat, delivered at Edinburgh University (MS.8487);

Diary, 1833-1834, of Thomas Telford, the engineer, contained in “Simpson's gentleman's almanack and pocket journal” for 1833 (MS.9157);

'Essay on the application of steam to the purposes of navigation'; a fair copy by James Rennie of his prize essay, 1816 (MS.9352).

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The contents are as follows: A copy of Alexander Monro's 'Essay on female conduct' (MS.6658), incorporating the corrections and containing most of the additional material, made by Margaret Monro, in accordance with her father's intentions.

Scope and Contents The contents include letters to the Master of Stair, 1691 (folios 13-17); cuttings from the Register of the Tolbooth Prison, Edinburgh, 1736 (folios 39-40); copy of a letter of the Earl of Hertford, Ambassador in France, to the Earl of Halifax, 1763, in the handwriting of David Hume, then acting as secretary to Hertford (folios 44-45); letter of John Witherspoon acknowledging receipts, 1790 (folio 52); letter of Bishop Percy regarding Macpherson’s ‘Ossian’, 1805 (folio 61); fragments of an...

Scope and Contents The contents are as follows. (i) Letters, communications, and drafts for ‘The Edinburgh Magazine’ and ‘Literary Miscellany’, 1785-1787, undated, ‘The Auditor’, and other periodicals. Also a draft letter from the Advocates' Library acknowledging the donation of a book by the King of Naples, undated (folio 1); (ii) Drafts for ‘Ancient Scottish poems published from the MS Of George Bannatyne, 1568’ (Edinburgh, 1770), consisting of poems by Robert Henderson and William Dunbar (folio 66); (iii)...

Scope and Contents The contents are as follows:(i) An 'Essay on the change of manners in my own time, 1700-1790' by Elizabeth Mure, sister of Baron Mure (folio 1);(ii) Memoranda written by Baron Mure at Leyden, 1740 (folio 18);(iii) "Anecdotes relating to Scots troops in the service of the state’s General of the United Provinces" by Colonel J Stuart (folio 77);(vi) Copy in an eighteenth-century hand of a handbill on James Crichton, 'The Admirable Crichton',...

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The volume contains miscellaneous historical notes, 18th and early 19th centuries, many by Martha Fletcher and her father Henry (on military matters and against the union of 1707); also an essay on Machiavelli, notes by Lord Milton (presumably lecture notes from Leyden) on the Roman constitution, continuation of the autobiography of the 4th Earl of Panmure (see MS.17804), and an obituary of General John Fletcher.

Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series: Critic and writer on Spain, Richard Ford (1796-1858) was the author of one of the most notable editions of the Murray Handbooks - 'Handbook for Travellers in Spain'. In addition to this work, Ford also contributed articles for the 'Quarterly Review' and wrote other books relating to Spain, most of which were published by John Murray.There are over 200 letters here of Ford, mainly to John Murray [III], which include information relating to his works, his family and his opinions...

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Files contain reseach notes relating to Magnusson's interests, the bulk of which are on Scotland and Iceland. Research notes on Vikings were kept separate by Magnusson.

Scope and Contents The contents include: a typescript, 1930, of a letter to the editor of an unknown publication, on the subject of 'The Virgin Birth' (folio 1); typescripts, undated, of essays entitled 'Ears have they' (folio 6), 'Notes by a professional woman who has been partially deaf since childhood, written in the hope that her experience might be of interest to the parents of partially deaf children' (folio 13), 'Axioms for young critics' (folio 21), 'The problems of grandchild welfare' (folio 36); and...

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The contents are as follows. (i) Correspondence, ?1956-1976 (folio 1). It consists of letters from literary figures, including Pablo Neruda and José Emilio Pacheco, about Alastair Reid's poetry and translations; there is also correspondence with Jonathan Cape abot 'Extravagaria' (London, 1972), 1971-1972). (ii) Miscellaneous papers, 1971-1977, including an article about Reid's poetry (folio 57).

Scope and Contents The papers include ‘The Earl of Gowrie's Conspiracie against the King;s Majesty of Scotland, At Saint Johnstoun upon Tuesday the 5th of August, 1600’, 1751, with annotations by Lord Hailes. The work is inscribed 'This is the narrative printed by authority a few weeks after the death of Gowrie, there are only 24 copies of this impression. Dav. Dalrymple.' For another copy see RB.s.305 (folio 1). Also ‘The City Cleaned and Country Improven’ (Edinburgh, 1760), inscribed to Sir David Dalrymple...

Scope and Contents The contents are as follows. (i) Papers of Charles Graves, 1928-1968, undated (folio 1). They include the typescript of his essay on the theatre for the ‘Reader's Guide to Scotland’ (London, 1968), pages 44-47, which was severely cut in the published version, and the original draft of 'Mildred', published in his ‘Collected poems’ (Edinburgh, 1972), page 104. (ii) Papers of the Porpoise Press, 1927-1936, undated (folio 15). They include letters, 1927, of Christopher Murray Grieve to Lewis...

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Born in Orkney, Florence Marian McNeill worked in London for the Association for Moral and Social Hygiene from 1913 to 1917. She wrote and lectured on a variety of subjects, and was an active member of the Scottish National Party and the Saltire Society, but is best known for her books on Scottish cookery and folklore.

Scope and Contents The contents are as follows.(i) Programmes and other material relating to concerts organised or attended by Rose Ethel Bassin, 1931-1967 (folios 1-80);Plays (folios 81-143):(ii) Gaelic play: ‘Coiseachd air na Speuran’ (circa 1943) (folio 81);(iii) Gaelic play: ‘An Gruagach Ban, Mac Righ Eireann’ (folio 104);(iv) English play: ‘At a Lewis Fishing’ (Vancouver, 1929) (folio 115);(v) English play: “The Old Men’s Wauling”...

Scope and Contents From the Series: The Fletchers were merchants in Dundee, who came to prominence towards the end of the sixteenth century in the person of Robert, burgess and bailie of Dundee, who purchased various lands in Forfar which were consolidated into the estate of Innerpeffer; he died in 1622. His eldest son Sir Andrew was admitted an ordinary judge in 1623 (his brothers were James, merchant burgess of Dundee; Robert, of Bencho; and Sir George, of Restennet, advocate, through whose holding of the priory lands of...

Scope and Contents (i) Photocopy, 1976, of an ?incomplete letter of Mrs Gaskell, 10 October 185?7 or ?9. Addressee unclear. The original is not held.(ii) Slip of paper with various manuscript notes, 1930-1947, concerning the letters of Mrs Gaskell held in the John Murray Archive.(iii) Newspaper cutting, "Mrs. Gaskell", from "The Sunday Times", 14 April 1957.(iv) Manuscript list, 1966 or after, of the letters of Mrs Gaskell held in the John Murray Archive, numbered according...