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Includes manuscript drafts and typescripts of novels, plays, poems and short stories, with some correspondence and other writings.

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The manuscript is incomplete, wanting chapters 1-7 and the first paragraph of chapter 8 of volume i, and all after 'How am I to see? I shall be dead and' on page 317 of volume iii.

It has been much altered; the published work shows still further changes.

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The manuscript is incomplete, wanting chapters 1-7 and the first paragraph of chapter 8 of volume i, and all after 'How am I to see? I shall be dead and' on page 317 of volume iii.

It has been much altered; the published work shows still further changes.

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The manuscript is incomplete, wanting chapters 1-7 and the first paragraph of chapter 8 of volume i, and all after 'How am I to see? I shall be dead and' on page 317 of volume iii.

It has been much altered; the published work shows still further changes.

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George Scott-Moncrieff spent much of his childhood in England, but returned to Scotland in the 1930s. His writing covered a wide range of subjects, including architecture, Scottish topography, fiction, drama and religious works, and the last two of these are well represented in his papers.

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Many of the drafts are early compositions, but they include all that apparently now exists of 'The House with the Green Shutters', published in 1901 (MSS.8171-8172), and two items not by George Douglas Brown (MS.8178).

MSS.8171-8176 are written in school notebooks.

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Many of the drafts are early compositions, but they include all that apparently now exists of 'The House with the Green Shutters', published in 1901 (MSS.8171-8172), and two items not by George Douglas Brown (MS.8178).

MSS.8171-8176 are written in school notebooks.

Scope and Contents From the Series:

Many of the drafts are early compositions, but they include all that apparently now exists of 'The House with the Green Shutters', published in 1901 (MSS.8171-8172), and two items not by George Douglas Brown (MS.8178).

MSS.8171-8176 are written in school notebooks.

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James Allan Ford was educated in Edinburgh and entered the Civil Service in 1938, rising to become Principal Establishment Officer in the Scottish Office. During the second World War he served in the defence of Hong Kong and later drew on this experience for his novel ‘The brave white flag’ (London, 1961).

Scope and Contents The contents are as follows.(i) 'Ivanhoe', proof pages corresponding to: volume i, pages 17-166; volume ii, pages 33-48. The pages corresponding to volume i, pages 87-166 are set in a different type from that of the rest of the proofs and of the published book.(ii) ‘Tales of my landlord' ('The bride of Lammermoor' and 'A legend of Montrose'), proof pages corresponding to: volume iii, pages 49-192; volume iv, pages 145-312, 325-330.(iii) ‘The Abbot’, proof...

Scope and Contents From the Series: There are also many comments by James Ballantyne, pointing out mistakes or raising questions, in consequence of which Walter Scott frequently alters the text.The quantities of text contained in these proofs are indicated in the descriptions of the individual manuscripts by reference to pages of the volumes of the first editions.At the beginning of MS.3401 is inserted part of the catalogue of the 1868 sale of Cadell's collection of Scott manuscripts, at which all...

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‘Quentin Durward’, proof pages corresponding to: volume ii, pages 3-331; volume iii, pages 3-357.

Scope and Contents From the Series: There are also many comments by James Ballantyne, pointing out mistakes or raising questions, in consequence of which Walter Scott frequently alters the text.The quantities of text contained in these proofs are indicated in the descriptions of the individual manuscripts by reference to pages of the volumes of the first editions.At the beginning of MS.3401 is inserted part of the catalogue of the 1868 sale of Cadell's collection of Scott manuscripts, at which all...

Scope and Contents ‘The fortunes of Nigel’, proof pages corresponding to: volume i, pages i-xlviii, 1-313; volume ii, pages 1-334. There are three complete sets of proofs of the 'Introductory Epistle' (pages i-xlviii), each representing a stage in the process of correction.Thus, the manuscript corrections of the first are incorporated in print in the second, and those of the second in the third, which itself has further manuscript corrections.The first two sets have been...

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The papers consist chiefly of manuscripts and typescripts of Edward Albert's educational works, manuscripts and typescripts of his works of fiction, and his correspondence.

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Works of Kathleen Goldie were published under her maiden name, Kathleen Fidler. This name has been used accordingly when recording papers concerning her published works.

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Includes manuscripts and typescripts of novels, short stories, poems, essays, talks and some personal papers.

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Includes manuscript drafts and typescripts of novels, topographical works, and articles, together with correspondence comprising around 2000 letters.

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There are two alternative endings to 'Peter Potter'.

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The manuscript 'Remarks' are on folios 3 verso-51 verso and 279-280. The portrait of Scott is on folio 2 verso.

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The playbills are on folios 282-283.

Scope and Contents From the Record Group:

Includes manuscript drafts of short stories and a novel.

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The chief alteration in ‘Count Robert’ is the omission of the duel between Anna Comnena and the gravid Brenhilda. ‘Castle dangerous’, which was to have formed two volumes, is very much reshaped and the final portion in particular is reduced.

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The chief alteration in ‘Count Robert’ is the omission of the duel between Anna Comnena and the gravid Brenhilda. ‘Castle dangerous’, which was to have formed two volumes, is very much reshaped and the final portion in particular is reduced.