Short stories.
Found in 358 Collections and/or Records:
Notebook, undated, of William Edmondstoune Aytoun containing part of an untitled ghost story., Mid 19th century.
Notebooks of Muriel Spark, containing research notes and drafts for poems and prose., 1951-[1958].
Notebooks of Neil Munro containing drafts of short stories., 1892-1896, undated.
Born in Inveraray, Neil Munro became a journalist in Glasgow, rising to the post of editor of the ‘Glasgow Evening News’. His papers consist largely of manuscripts of his novels and short stories, though some of his newspaper articles are represented by presscuttings.
Notebooks one and two of Robert Garioch Sutherland., 1943-1955.
Notes and drafts of articles and other material of Ruthven Todd., 1965-1978, undated.
Notes and early drafts of 'George Scott Moncrieff and a few friends: a brief memoir' by Morley Jamieson., [1987.]
Folios 52-113 were originally two notebooks with some loose pages inserted, and they also contain part of a short story, 'The Awakening' (folios 54-63), an essay on armed forces (versos of folios 112-102) and poems (versos of folios 99-53). There are some additional poems at the end (folio 120).
Notes and memoranda of John Hill Burton., 1827-1863.
Notes on ‘Hamlet’ by George Douglas Brown intended for 'An essay in essential criticism’, with some other material., [1899.]
Notes on Robert Burns written by George Douglas Brown, later adapted for an article which was published anonymously in "Blackwood's Magazine", August 1896., [1896, or before.]
The published article is an expanded form of folios 1-17.
The volume also contains miscellaneous unpublished notes, including a first and second draft of what was probably intended as a short story, beginning 'Tam the Miller'.
Organisational correspondence and manuscripts and typescripts of short stories of Alasdair Gray.
Two files of correspondence of Alasdair Gray with the National Library of Scotland and the University of St Andrews, and some typescripts and manuscripts including short stories from 'Mavis Belfrage' and 'Unlikely stories, mostly'.
Original manuscript of the story 'Digging for gold' by Robert Michael Ballantyne., [1869, or before.]
Original manuscript of the story 'Hunting the lions' by Robert Michael Ballantyne., [1869, or before.]
Original manuscript of 'The Story of the Rock' by Richard Michael Ballantyne., [Circa 1870.]
Original manuscript of the story 'Saved by the lifeboat' by Robert Michael Ballantyne., [1869, or before.]
Original manuscript of the story 'The battle and the breeze' by Robert Michael Ballantyne., [1869, or before.]
Original manuscript of the story 'The Cannibal Islands' by Robert Michael Ballantyne., [1869, or before.]
Original manuscript of the story 'Up in the Clouds' by Richard Michael Ballantyne., [1869, or before.]
Original manuscripts of five stories of Robert Michael Ballantyne.
Original manuscripts of two stories of Robert Michael Ballantyne.
Pages 11-22 of the unauthorised American edition of ‘Two of them’ (New York, 1893), a short story by Sir James Matthew Barrie, with revisions in the author's hand.
In addition to the many revisions in the author's hand, there is an entirely new opening (folio 1) in manuscript, taking the place of the first ten pages of the original printed text. Otherwise the most important alteration is the change from the first to the third person throughout the narration.
Papers concerning Letitia Landon., ? 1834-? 1837.
Poet and writer, Letitia Elizabeth Landon, later Maclean, (1802-1838) was one of the most celebrated female poets and writers of her age. She published poems and novels, as well as being a regular reviewer for the 'Literary Gazette'.
The papers here consist of some letters of Landon to John Murray [II] and John Murray [III], as well as manuscripts for one of her novels, short stories and poetry.
Papers concerning the international PEN congress in Ireland, 1953, and corrected typescripts of articles and stories, undated, of Marion Lochead., 1953, undated.
Papers concerning the 'Scotia Review', including corrected typescripts of short stories, poems, and articles submitted for publication, and photographs of contributers; with editorial correspondence, comprising 130 letters to David Morrison.
Papers, including manuscript and typescript drafts of plays, operas, novels, short stories, sketches and correspodence, of William McArthur.
Including manuscript and typescript drafts of plays, operas, novels, short stories, and sketches, and circa 500 letters to, and copies of letters of McArthur, mostly concerning the broadcasting of his works.
Papers, including manuscripts and typescripts, relating to the publication of works of Kathleen Fidler., 1936-1980, undated.
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.