Short stories.
Subject
Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Scope Note: Relatively brief invented prose narratives.
Found in 358 Collections and/or Records:
Incomplete manuscript, "Bride of Lindorf", by Letitia Landon., ?1836
Item
Identifier: MS.42333
Scope and Contents
The manuscript entitled ‘Bride of Lindorf’ is a short story by Letitia Landon that was first published in the ‘Monthly Magazine’, vol.47 in 1836. The story is set in Vienna and follows the love of Ernest, the Count von Hermanstadt, for a mysterious woman who bears a strong resemblance to a painting of Beatrice Cenci.The manuscript consists of 30 folios, with original foliation. The manuscript is incomplete, missing the end of the story. There are some amendments,...
Dates:
?1836
Incomplete manuscript, "Indian Island", by Letitia Landon., ? 1836-1896.
Item
Identifier: MS.42330
Scope and Contents
The manuscript here is for a short story entitled ‘Indian Island’ by Letitia Landon, which was first published as part of ‘Traits and trials of early life’, in 1836. This volume was a book of moral short stories for girls. The story tells of a young brother and sister who are shipwrecked, but survive on a deserted island before being rescued by their father.The manuscript is incomplete, missing the end of the story. There are some amendments, deletions and...
Dates:
? 1836-1896.
Journal of George Moncrieff-Scott of a visit to the United States., 1962-1963, 1965.
Item
Identifier: MS.26971
Scope and Contents
The journal gives George Scott-Moncrieff's impressions of the country during his travels from New Jersey through the southern states to California and back to Florida and the eastern states. There is also a fragment of a later journal, 1965 (folio 76). The inverted folios contain drafts of articles and a story about America.
Dates:
1962-1963, 1965.
Legal, financial, and miscellaneous literary papers of Christian Dalrymple., 1793-1838, undated.
File
Identifier: MS.25498
Scope and Contents
The contents are as follows. (i) Legal and financial papers of and concerning Christian Dalrymple, 1793-1838 (folio 1); (ii) Miscellaneous literary papers and notes, undated. Included are a story by Christian Dalrymple in Lord Hailes's hand beginning ‘Mambrino the Hero of this History was son of Mambrino Gulliver, Merchant of London', undated (folio 60), notes of places visited in England, 1816, 1819 (folio 75).
Dates:
1793-1838, undated.
Letters and papers of and concerning John Leyden.
File
Identifier: MS.971
Scope and Contents
The contents include: letters of John Leyden chiefly to William Erskine, 1797—1811, undated (folio 1); poems of Leyden, some apparently unpublished (folio 95); letters to Erskine and others regarding Leyden, written after his death, 1811-1826 (folio 120); and cuttings from Indian newspapers, 1811-1812 (folio 179). Also included are an account in Leyden's hand of the story of Duke Richard Sans Peur and the Company of Hellequin, apparently used by Scott in the essay ‘On the Fairies...
Dates:
1797-1826, undated.
Letters collected by Allan Paton Park., 1799-1903, undated.
File
Identifier: MS.3218
Scope and Contents
The contents are as follows.(i) Letters of R B Sheridan, undated (folio 1);(ii) Letters of Alexander Wilson, the ornithologist, to Charles Orr, 1799-1802, undated, with a silhouette of Wilson; most of the letters are published in A P Paton, ‘Wilson the Ornithologist’ (London, 1863) (folio 4);(iii) Lord Byron's family: bills of his mother, 1803, and of the poet himself, 1811, and letters of his daughter, 1839, and wife, 1844 (folio 33);(iv)...
Dates:
1799-1903, undated.
Letters of George Mackay Brown to Peter and Betty Grant, with literary papers including manuscript of `Greenvoe` (1972) and typescript of `Hawkfall and other stories` (1974), with photographs of George Mackay Brown, his mother and friends.
Fonds
Identifier: Acc.13134
Dates:
1973-1996.
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of correspondents with surnames from Benjamin, I to Benson, Agnes., 1820-1925.
File
Identifier: MS.40085
Scope and Contents
The letters are arranged chronologically under each correspondent.Benjamin, Isabella Chloë.Letter, 1820, of Isabella Benjamin to John Murray II. Folios 1-2. Bennet, James Henry.Letter, 1869, of Henry Bennet probably to John Murray III. Folios 3-4.Bennett, Anne Ramsden.Letters, 1844, 1850-1851, [?1853]-1854 and 1862, of Anne Bennett to John Murray III. Folios 5-22.Folios 11-14. Manuscript, [1851], “The inn...
Dates:
1820-1925.
Literary and cultural papers of the family of Mure of Caldwell., 1740-1864.
Series
Identifier: MSS.4990-5005
Scope and Contents
From the Fonds:
The Mure of Caldwell papers are chiefly of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. Some of the earlier papers belonged to the Mures of Glanderston, the two families having been united in 1710 by the succession of William, 4th Laird of Glanderston, to the Caldwell estates.
Dates:
1740-1864.
Literary and personal papers, 1909-1953, of Joyce Anstruther Placzek, known as 'Jan Struther', with related papers, 1954-2010, including printed material and press cuttings.
Collection
Identifier: Acc.13220/1-49
Scope and Contents
Articles and poems published in newspapers and magazines are all faithfully preserved in 16 large albums of press cuttings.She was a keen supporter of the Democratic Party and the correspondence files contain some letters of Eleanor Roosevelt and Adlai Stevenson. The papers include several travel journals, and manuscripts and typescripts of many articles, verses, songs and hymns - which she had a gift for writing, despite her own agnosticism. Also significant are the manuscripts...
Dates:
1909-2010.
Literary and personal papers of Christopher Rush, comprising manuscripts and typescripts of poems, stories, novels and other writings; journals; commonplace books; correspondence and other papers.
Fonds
Identifier: Acc.13217
Scope and Contents
The archive contains the complete literary papers of Christopher Rush to date (2010), relating to all his creative writing, published and unpublished. This includes manuscript notebooks and drafts, typescripts, and literary correspondence relating to `Peace Comes Dropping Slow` (1983), `A Resurrection of a Kind` (1984), `A Twelvemonth and a Day` (1985), `Into the Ebb` (1989), `Last Lesson of the Afternoon: a satire` (1994), `To Travel Hopefully: journal of a death not foretold` (2005),...
Dates:
1962-2010.
Literary archive of James Murdoch MacGregor, `J T McIntosh` (1925-2008), science fiction writer. Includes manuscripts and typescripts (some unpublished), juvenalia and correspondence mainly with agents and publishers in the United States of America.
Fonds
Identifier: Acc.13126
Dates:
1938-1976.
Literary correspondence and papers of Mollie Hunter.
Fonds
Identifier: Acc.11993
Scope and Contents
Includes manuscripts of novels, short stories and non-fiction, research notes, lectures and reviews.
Dates:
1958-2000.
Literary manuscripts, correspondence and related papers of Jessie Kesson.
Collection
Identifier: Acc.13722
Dates:
Circa 1946-1994.
Literary manuscripts of poems, essays and short stories submitted to Smith Elder and Company., 1860-1874.
Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.32002-32003
Scope and Contents
The manuscripts were submitted to Smith Elder and Company to be considered for publication. It is uncertain whether any of the submissions were published.That the manuscripts are of genres - poems, short stories, essays - well suited to publication in a magazine might suggest that they were intended for the consideration of the Editor of the "Cornhill Magazine". However, as there are no indications on the manuscripts to support this, they have been treated as submissions to Smith...
Dates:
1860-1874.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Collection of letters and literary manuscripts submitted to Smith Elder and Company, publishers.
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Letters and manuscripts sent to Smith Elder and Company, publishers, excluding those known to have been sent specifically to the Editor of the "Cornhill Magazine".
Literary notebooks and manuscript drafts, including short stories and novels, of Elspeth Davie. , 1871-1992.
Series
Identifier: Acc.10631/1-30
Scope and Contents
From the Record Group:
Includes manuscript drafts of short stories and a novel.
Dates:
1871-1992.
Literary papers and correspondence of Doug Johnstone.
Fonds
Identifier: Acc.13300
Scope and Contents
Literary papers and e-mail correspondence, 2008-2011, of Doug Johnstone, mainly relating to "Smokeheads" (London: Faber and Faber, 2011) and "Hit and Run" (London: Faber and Faber, 2012).
Dates:
2008-2011.
Literary papers and diaries of the author and poet, Violet Jacob (1863-1946).
Series
Identifier: MSS.27411-27416
Scope and Contents
Born Kennedy-Erskine, she was brought up in the House of Dun near Montrose, and married an army officer in 1894. She wrote in both Scots and English, and some of her prose works are set in Angus.
Dates:
1895-[circa 1945], undated.
Literary papers and notebooks of Ewan Morrison relating to `Close Your Eyes` (2012) and `Tales from the Mall` (2012).
Fonds
Identifier: Acc.13605/1-64
Dates:
2000-2012.
Literary papers, broadcast texts and press cuttings of Robert (Bob) Crampsey.
Fonds
Identifier: Acc.12980
Scope and Contents
With some manuscripts and papers by Alexia F McAlpine and Anne Valentine.
Dates:
circa 1948-1998.
Literary papers of A L Kennedy, mainly relating to `What Becomes` and `The Blue Book`.
Fonds
Identifier: Acc.13284
Scope and Contents
Literary papers, c.2009-2011, of A L Kennedy, mainly relating to `What Becomes` (London: Jonathan Cape, 2009) and `The Blue Book` (London: Jonathan Cape, 2011).
Dates:
c 2009-2011.
Literary papers of Alison Fell.
Fonds
Identifier: Acc.12394/1-85
Scope and Contents
Includes correspondence, diaries, notebooks, manuscript and typescript drafts of poetry, short stories, novels, and works for radio, film and the theatre.This collection includes papers relating to the following published works:'The bad box' (London: Virago, 1987)'The crystal owl' (London: Methuen, 1988)'Dreams, like heretics' (London: Serpent’s Tail, 1997)'Every move you make' (London: Virago, 1984)'The grey dancer'...
Dates:
1971-2001.
Literary papers of Alison Stewart.
Fonds
Identifier: Acc.12326
Scope and Contents
Includes articles, verses and short stories.
Dates:
circa 1930-1960.
Literary papers of David Morrison.
Fonds
Identifier: Acc.12731
Scope and Contents
Comprising mainly unpublished works.
Dates:
circa 1995-2006.