Short stories.
Subject
Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Scope Note: Relatively brief invented prose narratives.
Found in 362 Collections and/or Records:
Typescripts of 'Dundee, Texas', 'An Evening with Maria Laparetto by Ian Rankin', 'Firestrike', ‘Forty-Two', 'The Fun of the Fair', 'The Game’, and 'Get Shortie’, short stories by Ian Rankin; with related working notes., 1981-2008, undated.
File
Identifier: MS.50456
Scope and Contents
'Dundee, Texas'.
Typescript, 1993. Folios 1-23.
Annotated typescript, 1993, with author’s annotations. Folios 24-40.
Related correspondence with Ellery Queen magazine editor. Folios 41-42.'An Evening with Maria Laparetto by Ian Rankin'.
Typescript, undated. Folios 43-49.'Firestrike'.
Synopsis and working notes of Ian Rankin, undated. Folios 50-59.'Forty-Two'.
Typescript, 2008. Folio 60.'The Fun of the Fair'.
Typescript, 1981. Folios...
Dates:
1981-2008, undated.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
/
Ian Rankin archive.
/
Papers relating to the professional activities of Ian Rankin.
/
Papers relating to the literary and other creative works of Ian Rankin.
/
Manuscripts, typescripts, working papers, and published extracts of the short stories of Ian Rankin.
/
Manuscripts, typescripts, and working papers of the short stories of Ian Rankin.
/
Manuscripts, typescripts, and working papers of the short stories of Ian Rankin, other than Rebus short stories.
Typescripts of 'Gentlemen of the west' and five short stories for 'Lean tales', by Agnes Owens.
Record Group
Identifier: Acc.8822/1-7
Scope and Contents
Typescripts of Agnes Owens for her novel 'Gentlemen of the west' (Polygon, 1984), and for several of the short stories which formed her section of 'Lean tales' (Cape, 1985).
Dates:
Undated.
Typescripts of 'Glimmer’, 'Graduation Day', 'A Guide to Ireland', and 'The Hanged Man’, short stories by Ian Rankin; with related working notes., 1983-2005.
File
Identifier: MS.50457
Scope and Contents
'Glimmer: A short story by Ian Rankin'.
Annotated typescript, 1997, revised draft, with author's annotations. Folios 1-11.
Typescript, 1997, early draft. Folios 12-15.
Working notes, 1997. Folios 16-22.
Administrative information in the form of correspondence to Ian Rankin from Slow Dancer Press, 1997, with annotations by Rankin. Folios 23-25.'Graduation Day: A golfing short story by Ian Rankin'
Author’s first proof, 2005. Folios 26-49.
Typescript, 2000, final draft. Folios...
Dates:
1983-2005.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
/
Ian Rankin archive.
/
Papers relating to the professional activities of Ian Rankin.
/
Papers relating to the literary and other creative works of Ian Rankin.
/
Manuscripts, typescripts, working papers, and published extracts of the short stories of Ian Rankin.
/
Manuscripts, typescripts, and working papers of the short stories of Ian Rankin.
/
Manuscripts, typescripts, and working papers of the short stories of Ian Rankin, other than Rebus short stories.
Typescripts of 'Hard Sums and Shadow-boxing’, 'A Haunting Tale for Christmas’, 'Hiker Story', 'I Am a Private Eye', 'In a Year or Two', 'In Memoriam’, 'In Squat Horror’, 'Inland Revenue’, and 'Islands', short stories by Ian Rankin; with notes relating to short story 'Herbert in Motion'; advertisements for ‘Inland Revenue’ radio reading., 1982-2014.
File
Identifier: MS.50458
Scope and Contents
'Hard Sums and Shadow-boxing: by Ian Rankin'.
Three typescript drafts, 1983, all same draft. Folios 1-21.'A Haunting Tale for Christmas: by Ian J. Rankin'.
Annotated typescript, 1983, with author’s annotations. Folios 22-31.'Herbert in Motion'.
Notes, 1996, on submission to journals, etc. Folios 32-34.'Hiker Story'.
Typescript, 2014, first draft. Folios 35-38.'I Am a Private Eye', short story submitted to Orchard Books' Picture Book...
Dates:
1982-2014.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
/
Ian Rankin archive.
/
Papers relating to the professional activities of Ian Rankin.
/
Papers relating to the literary and other creative works of Ian Rankin.
/
Manuscripts, typescripts, working papers, and published extracts of the short stories of Ian Rankin.
/
Manuscripts, typescripts, and working papers of the short stories of Ian Rankin.
/
Manuscripts, typescripts, and working papers of the short stories of Ian Rankin, other than Rebus short stories.
Typescripts of 'Isolation', 'Is This A Dagger?', 'Jackie Leven Said’, 'Jake's Room', 'Jimmy', 'The Joker', and 'Just Dessert', short stories by Ian Rankin; with related working notes., 1981-2009.
File
Identifier: MS.50459
Scope and Contents
'Isolation'.
Typescript, 1981. Folios 1-6.'Is This A Dagger?'.
Annotated typescript, 2009, with author's annotations. Folios 7-13.
Working notes, 2009. Folios 14-19.
Email from Margaret Murphy regarding the short story. Folio 20.'Jackie Leven Said, A spoken-word short story by Ian Rankin'.
Annotated typescript, 2004. draft for live performance, with author’s annotations. Folios 21-36.
Annotated typescript, 2004, draft for live performance, with author’s annotations....
Dates:
1981-2009.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
/
Ian Rankin archive.
/
Papers relating to the professional activities of Ian Rankin.
/
Papers relating to the literary and other creative works of Ian Rankin.
/
Manuscripts, typescripts, working papers, and published extracts of the short stories of Ian Rankin.
/
Manuscripts, typescripts, and working papers of the short stories of Ian Rankin.
/
Manuscripts, typescripts, and working papers of the short stories of Ian Rankin, other than Rebus short stories.
Typescripts of ‘Just Like Gilbert!’, 'The Kill Fee’, 'The Last Magician', 'The Lie Factory by Ian Rankin', 'The Life of William Shakespeare’, 'Like Houdini Underwater', 'The Long Twilight', 'The Man in the Station', and 'Man Stabbed to Death in Big Match Horror', short stories by Ian Rankin; with related working notes., 1982-2015.
File
Identifier: MS.50460
Scope and Contents
‘Just Like Gilbert!’.
Typescript, 1987, with letter of rejection from Orchard Books. Folios 1-2.
This story was submitted along with ‘I Am a Private Eye’ (MS.0158, Folios 39-45) to Orchard Books’ Picture Book Competition.'The Kill Fee, By Ian Rankin'.
Annotated typescript, 2015, final draft, with author’s annotations. Folios 3-11.
Development notes, 2015. Folios 12-21.'The Last Magician'.
Typescript, 1983. Folios 22-28.'The Lie Factory by Ian Rankin'....
Dates:
1982-2015.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
/
Ian Rankin archive.
/
Papers relating to the professional activities of Ian Rankin.
/
Papers relating to the literary and other creative works of Ian Rankin.
/
Manuscripts, typescripts, working papers, and published extracts of the short stories of Ian Rankin.
/
Manuscripts, typescripts, and working papers of the short stories of Ian Rankin.
/
Manuscripts, typescripts, and working papers of the short stories of Ian Rankin, other than Rebus short stories.
Typescripts of literary works by Tom Hanlin (1907-1953).
Series
Identifier: MSS.27417-27425
Scope and Contents
Tom Hanlin worked as a coalminer at Armadale, West Lothian, until 1946 and much of his fiction is set in Scottish mining communities.
Dates:
1942-1949, undated.
Typescripts of nine short stories by Violet Jacobs., 1921-[circa 1945], undated.
File
Identifier: MS.27412
Scope and Contents
With the exception of the last (folio 158), a story set in India, of which the first four leaves are missing, they are all published in ‘The lum hat and other stories’. Much of 'The Wade Monument', and two leaves of 'Banny Firelocks' are missing. Also included are a letter from Oliver and Boyd, 1944, rejecting a proposal to publish a collection of short stories (folio 1), and a manuscript fragment of 'Banny Firelocks' (folio 37).
Dates:
1921-[circa 1945], undated.
Typescripts of novellas, short stories and plays of Agnes Owens.
Record Group
Identifier: Acc.14086/1-61
Scope and Contents
This collection contains typescripts of the novellas and short stories of Agnes Owens, including many of the stories which formed part of 'Lean tales' (Cape, 1985) and 'People like that' (Bloomsbury, 1996). Several short stories present in this collection were only published for the first time in 'The complete short stories' (Polygon, 2008).
Many of the typescripts have annotations and corrections in the hands of Agnes Owens, Alasdair Gray and others.
Dates:
2007, undated.
Typescripts of poems and short stories of Bill Thomson.
File
Identifier: Acc.12010
Scope and Contents
Includes press cuttings.
Dates:
circa 2000.
Typescripts of prose pieces by Naomi Mitchison.
File
Identifier: Acc.10866
Scope and Contents
Includes "A Plan for the Mound" and "Social Readjustment", together with five short stories on African themes.
Dates:
circa 1960-1990.
Typescripts of prose works by Joe Corrie., 1937, 1949-1962, undated.
Series
Identifier: MSS.26521-26525
Scope and Contents
From the Fonds:
Joe Corrie worked as a miner in Fife and Ayrshire, and many of his plays and stories are set in mining communities. He was a prolific writer who published a number of plays, several collections of poetry, and two novels, as well as numerous stories and articles in newspapers. Many of his plays were popular with amateur dramatic groups.
Dates:
1937, 1949-1962, undated.
Typescripts of short stories and articles by Joe Corrie., 1946-1962, undated.
File
Identifier: MS.26524
Scope and Contents
From the Fonds:
Joe Corrie worked as a miner in Fife and Ayrshire, and many of his plays and stories are set in mining communities. He was a prolific writer who published a number of plays, several collections of poetry, and two novels, as well as numerous stories and articles in newspapers. Many of his plays were popular with amateur dramatic groups.
Dates:
1946-1962, undated.
Typescripts of short stories by Robert McLellan., 1947-1972.
File
Identifier: MS.26416
Scope and Contents
The contents are as follows.
(i) 'The Cat', published in ‘No Scottish Twilight’, edited by M Lindsay and F Urquhart, (Glasgow, 1947), pages 149-154 (folio 1). This had been included in the Linmill series, but Robert McLellan withdrew it.
(ii) Early versions of three Linmill stories, 1948-1949 (folio 7);
(iii) Manuscript synopsis of a series of stories set in Milngavie, with corrected typescripts of one of them, 1965 (folio l5);
(iv) Typescript of 'The Trap', a Linmill story submitted to the...
Dates:
1947-1972.
Typescripts of 'Showtime', 'The Slab Boys’, 'Souvenirs’, and 'Starting Over', short stories by Ian Rankin; with related working notes and synopsis., 1986-2010.
File
Identifier: MS.50465
Scope and Contents
'Showtime'.
Typescript, 2005, second draft. Folios 1-23.
Annotated typescript, 2005, first draft, with author's annotations. Folios 24-45.
Working notes, 2005. Folios 46-50.
Press cuttings, 2005, taken by Ian Rankin as research. Folios 51-53.'The Slab Boys: a short story by Ian Rankin'.
Typescript, 1999, later draft. Folios 54-62.
Typescript, 1999, first draft. Folios 63-71.'Souvenirs: a short story by Ian Rankin'.
Typescript, 1986. Folios 72-86.
Annotated typescript,...
Dates:
1986-2010.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
/
Ian Rankin archive.
/
Papers relating to the professional activities of Ian Rankin.
/
Papers relating to the literary and other creative works of Ian Rankin.
/
Manuscripts, typescripts, working papers, and published extracts of the short stories of Ian Rankin.
/
Manuscripts, typescripts, and working papers of the short stories of Ian Rankin.
/
Manuscripts, typescripts, and working papers of the short stories of Ian Rankin, other than Rebus short stories.
Typescripts of stories from 'Tales of the West Highlands' by Edward Albert., [1932, or before.]
File
Identifier: MS.9134 (2)
Scope and Contents
From the Fonds:
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.
Dates:
[1932, or before.]
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
/
Papers of Edward Albert (1890-1944), who graduated Master of Arts in English at Edinburgh University, 1908, and spent his professional life as English master at George Watson's College, Edinburgh.
/
Manuscripts, typescripts and proofs of, and notebooks containing material collected for, the fictional works of Edward Albert.
/
Manuscripts and typescripts, undated, of 'Tales of the West Highlands' by Edward Albert, a series of short stories.
/
Manuscripts and typescripts of stories from 'Tales of the West Highlands' by Edward Albert.
Typescripts of 'Tales of the north west' and the beginning of 'The ebbs of Bernera' by Edward Albert., [1932, or before.]
File
Identifier: MS.9138 (1)
Scope and Contents
From the Fonds:
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.
Dates:
[1932, or before.]
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
/
Papers of Edward Albert (1890-1944), who graduated Master of Arts in English at Edinburgh University, 1908, and spent his professional life as English master at George Watson's College, Edinburgh.
/
Manuscripts, typescripts and proofs of, and notebooks containing material collected for, the fictional works of Edward Albert.
/
Manuscripts and typescripts, undated, of 'Tales of the north west' and 'The ebbs of Bernera' by Edward Albert.
/
Typescripts of 'Tales of the north west' and 'The ebbs of Bernera' by Edward Albert.
Typescripts of 'Tales of the north west' and 'The ebbs of Bernera' by Edward Albert., [1932, or before.]
Sub-Series
Identifier: MS.9138 (1)-(2)
Scope and Contents
From the Fonds:
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.
Dates:
[1932, or before.]
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
/
Papers of Edward Albert (1890-1944), who graduated Master of Arts in English at Edinburgh University, 1908, and spent his professional life as English master at George Watson's College, Edinburgh.
/
Manuscripts, typescripts and proofs of, and notebooks containing material collected for, the fictional works of Edward Albert.
/
Manuscripts and typescripts, undated, of 'Tales of the north west' and 'The ebbs of Bernera' by Edward Albert.
Typescripts of 'The Maximum Break’, 'Meet & Greet', 'My Shopping Day’, 'Natural Selection’, 'Nightwatchman', and 'No. 79’, short stories by Ian Rankin; advertisement for ‘The Maximum Break’ radio reading., 1982-2015.
File
Identifier: MS.50461
Scope and Contents
'The Maximum Break: a short story by Ian J. Rankin'.
Typescript, undated. Folios 1-9.'Meet [and] Greet'.
Annotated typescript of Ian Rankin, 2015, with author's annotations. Folios 10-18.'My Shopping Day’.
Typescript, 1996, final draft sent to EQMM. Folios 19-35.
Annotated typescript, 1996, first draft, with author's annotations. Folios 36-51.'Natural Selection: a short story by Ian Rankin'.
Annotated typescript, undated, with author's annotations....
Dates:
1982-2015.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
/
Ian Rankin archive.
/
Papers relating to the professional activities of Ian Rankin.
/
Papers relating to the literary and other creative works of Ian Rankin.
/
Manuscripts, typescripts, working papers, and published extracts of the short stories of Ian Rankin.
/
Manuscripts, typescripts, and working papers of the short stories of Ian Rankin.
/
Manuscripts, typescripts, and working papers of the short stories of Ian Rankin, other than Rebus short stories.
Typescripts of 'The Riddells' and "Tamson's entry" by Edward Albert., 1st half of 20th century.
File
Identifier: MS.9118
Scope and Contents
From the Fonds:
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.
Dates:
1st half of 20th century.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
/
Papers of Edward Albert (1890-1944), who graduated Master of Arts in English at Edinburgh University, 1908, and spent his professional life as English master at George Watson's College, Edinburgh.
/
Manuscripts, typescripts and proofs of, and notebooks containing material collected for, the fictional works of Edward Albert.
/
Manuscript and typescripts, undated, of two stories entitled 'The Riddells' and “Tamson's entry” by Edward Albert.
Typescripts of 'The Theft: A Cautionary Tale’, ‘Three Betrayals', 'A Three-Pint Problem', 'The Tow-Path’, 'Trapped Between Glass', 'The Travelling Companion', 'Unknown Pleasures’, and 'Unlucky in Love, Unlucky at Cards', short stories by Ian Rankin; with related working notes., 1981-2016.
File
Identifier: MS.50467
Scope and Contents
'The Theft: A Cautionary Tale. By I.J. Rankin.'
Typescript short story, undated. Folios 1-4.‘Three Betrayals'.
Typescript, 1983. Folios 5-7.'A Three-Pint Problem'.
Annotated typescript, 2014, first draft, with author's annotations. Folios 8-23.'The Tow-Path: by Ian J. Rankin'.
Typescript, 1983. Folios 24-31.'Trapped Between Glass'.
Typescript, 1981. Folios 32-35.'The Travelling Companion', a bibliomystery.
Annotated typescript,...
Dates:
1981-2016.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
/
Ian Rankin archive.
/
Papers relating to the professional activities of Ian Rankin.
/
Papers relating to the literary and other creative works of Ian Rankin.
/
Manuscripts, typescripts, working papers, and published extracts of the short stories of Ian Rankin.
/
Manuscripts, typescripts, and working papers of the short stories of Ian Rankin.
/
Manuscripts, typescripts, and working papers of the short stories of Ian Rankin, other than Rebus short stories.
Typescripts of unaired radio plays and short stories for radio by Ian Rankin., 1984-1998, undated.
File
Identifier: MS.50487
Scope and Contents
'Borrowed time’.
Annotated typescript, undated, with author's annotations. Folios 1-19.'Cinderella and Studz: a radio romance; a play for radio by Ian J. Rankin'.
Typescript, 1984.
Includes correspondence from Stewart Conn, Senior Drama Producer (Radio) for the BBC. Folio 20.
Folios 20-34.'Mr Eliot on Margate Sands’.
Typescript, 1984. Folios 35-61.'Crime Stories by Ian Rankin: 3. The Hanged Man', short story read on BBC radio.
Typescript of BBC Radio...
Dates:
1984-1998, undated.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
/
Ian Rankin archive.
/
Papers relating to the professional activities of Ian Rankin.
/
Papers relating to the literary and other creative works of Ian Rankin.
/
Typescripts and working papers of the scripts and screenplays of Ian Rankin.
/
Typescripts and working notes of the scripts and screenplays of Ian Rankin for broadcast media.
/
Typescripts and working notes of the radio scripts of Ian Rankin.
/
Typescripts and working notes of the radio plays and short stories for radio of Ian Rankin.
Typescripts of 'Video, Nasty', 'The Violation of Mr Paton’, 'Voyeurism’, 'Walking Naked’, 'Wedding Song', 'The Wet Dream Club', and 'The Wider Scheme, short stories by Ian Rankin; with related working notes., 1980-1993, undated.
File
Identifier: MS.50468
Scope and Contents
'Video, Nasty'.
Typescript, circa 1993. Folios 1-17.'The Violation of Mr Paton: by Ian J. Rankin'.
Photocopy typescript, 1984. Folios 18-28.
Typescript, 1983, fourth draft. Folios 29-39.'Voyeurism: a short story by Ian J. Rankin'.
Photocopy typescript, 1984. Folios 40-50.
Typescript, 1984. Folios 51-61.'Walking Naked’, Ian Rankin’s entry to the Radio Forth Short Story Competition.
Typescript, 1983, second draft. Folios 62-67.
Typescript, 1983, second...
Dates:
1980-1993, undated.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
/
Ian Rankin archive.
/
Papers relating to the professional activities of Ian Rankin.
/
Papers relating to the literary and other creative works of Ian Rankin.
/
Manuscripts, typescripts, working papers, and published extracts of the short stories of Ian Rankin.
/
Manuscripts, typescripts, and working papers of the short stories of Ian Rankin.
/
Manuscripts, typescripts, and working papers of the short stories of Ian Rankin, other than Rebus short stories.
Typescripts of works by Margaret Mackenzie Scott., Undated.
Series
Identifier: Acc.6620/1-3
Scope and Contents
From the Record Group:
Including typescripts of a short story, undated, and articles, 1923-1940.
Dates:
Undated.