Novels.
Found in 497 Collections and/or Records:
11 literary notebooks and other papers of Morley Jamieson.
22 notebooks, 1942, containing the corrected manuscript of A J Cronin, "The Keys of the Kingdom".
With a copy of the novel inscribed by Cronin and a letter, 1950, of Cronin.
Account book, early 19th century, of Sir Thomas Gibson Carmichael.
With drawings for "A new Edition of Pennecuick`s Works, 1816", and a monologue, 19th century, "Lady Gifford".
Administrative, promotional, and other materials relating to various novels of Ian Rankin., 1987-2013.
'Alice Clifton' by Cecilia Campbell, an unpublished novel, undated., [Before 1852.]
Author`s manuscript of "The Skipper of Barncraig" by Gabriel Setoun [Thomas Nicoll Hepburn].
Autograph drafts of Nigel Tranter "Past Master"., [Before 1965.]
Autograph manuscript of the novel ‘Deep down: a tale of the Cornish mines’ by R M Ballantyne.
The preface is signed and dated at Edinburgh in 1868. The manuscript is heavily corrected and includes a page-proof of the preface.
Autograph manuscript of "The Raid of Rittersford" by Walter Scott, later published with variations as "Jamie Telfer of the Fair Donhead" in "The Minstrelsy of the Scottish Border" (1802)
Bestseller lists from periodicals featuring the novels of Ian Rankin., 1997-2017.
Bestseller lists printed in newspapers other serial publications featuring the novels of Ian Rankin., 1997-2000.
The Bestseller Lists are determined by various authorities and printed in various periodicals. They include Scottish, national, and international rankings, and categories including fiction, hardcover, crime fiction, and others. Items include individual press cuttings, press cuttings provided by Durrants Press Cuttings, and photocopies of press cuttings. They are arranged chronologically, and thereafter alphabetically by publication/publisher.
Biography and fiction of Margaret Noël-Paton., [Circa 1981], undated.
Carbon copy of typescript of a novel, "Fanny Campbell", by J M Gordon.
Carbon copy of typescript of "Poor Angus", a novel by Robin Jenkins.
Complete typescript, undated, of 'The unquiet king', a novel about James V by Edith Anne Robertson, recast in the form of a journal kept by the king., Early 20th century-3rd quarter of 20th century.
Educated in Glasgow and Germany, in 1919 Edith Anne married James A Robertson who became Professor of Biblical Criticism at Aberdeen University. Her publications included a life of St Francis Xavier as well as poems in English and Scots.
Corrected manuscript of Hume Nisbet, "The Swampers: a Romance of the Westralian Goldfields".
Corrected manuscript of Sir Compton Mackenzie, "Figure of Eight"
Corrected page proofs of George Mackay Brown, "Greenvoe" (1972).
Corrected typescript and page proofs of Fionn Mac Colla, "Scottish Noël".
Corrected typescript drafts and page proofs of a novel of Robert Nye, "Falstaff" (1976), with associated manuscript notes.
With corrected typescript versions of the play of Robert Nye and John Abulafia, "Falstaff" (1977).
Corrected typescript of an unpublished novel by Sydney Goodsir Smith, titled, 'Bottled Peaches ... by Agamemnon Culpeper'., 1936.
Born in New Zealand and educated in England, Sydney Goodsir Smith's first poems were in English, but he began writing in Scots in about 1940 and published several volumes of poetry. He also wrote for the stage, radio and television, as well as editing works of Robert Burns and Robert Fergusson. All these interests are reflected in his papers, but his work as an art critic survives in only a few fragmentary items.