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Four of Ruthven Todd's 'Space Cat' stories were published, 1952-1958, but these two are unpublished.

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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.

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.

Scope and Contents The manuscript here is for the short story, ‘Frances Beaumont’ 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. Frances Beaumont is a character who must find employment as a governess to support her mother and sister after the death of her father leaves the family without income.There are some amendments, deletions and additions to the text. The text is not...

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The manuscript entitled ‘Mildred Pemberton’ is a short story by Letitia Landon that was first published in the ‘Monthly Magazine’ vol.46 in 1836.

The story begins in Rome, where Mildred Pemberton falls in love with a local Count, before entering a convent after her father disinherits her and the Count abandons her as a result.

The manuscript is complete, consisting of 16 folios, with original foliation. There are some amendments, deletions and additions to the text.

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In the descriptions, references to publication generally give only the earliest traceable place and date.

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In the descriptions, references to publication generally give only the earliest traceable place and date.

Scope and Contents From the Series:

In the descriptions, references to publication generally give only the earliest traceable place and date.

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Four of Ruthven Todd's 'Space Cat' stories were published, 1952-1958, but these two are unpublished.

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Edwin Muir later revised the work and republished it as the first part of 'An autobiography'.

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There is little significant difference between the original and the printed version.

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The beginning is missing, and the manuscript contains chapter 3, part ii to the end only. The versos have been used for drafts of verses, some of which were intended for the ballad opera about Dr Johnson's visit to Raasay (MSS.26960-26961). The beginning of a story, 'The Boy who listened', is written on the inverted folios.

Scope and Contents From the Series:

In the descriptions, references to publication generally give only the earliest traceable place and date.

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.

Scope and Contents The manuscript is of a short story of Maria Edgeworth that recounts the history of a young chimney sweep referred to as ‘Pretty Bob’ and, later ‘Poor Bob’. It highlights the harsh conditions of such work for children. The story was first published by John Murray in 1832 as part of ‘Garry Owen, or, The snow-woman ; and Poor Bob, the chimney- sweeper’.Original foliation of the manuscript has been retained (ff. 1-14), with a wrapper for the manuscript placed after...

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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.

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The contents are as follows: 'Lyonesse' (folio 1); 'Pingg!' (folio 17); 'Cab, sir' (folio 31); 'Eleven thirty' (folio 51); 'The house with the dead leaves' (folio 65); 'One!' (folio 77); 'The other fellow' (folio 84); 'Dot' (folio 116); 'The small tent' (folio 98).

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.

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The contents are as follows:

(i) 'Dargai' (folio 1);

(ii) "The Wells o' Dee" (folio 107);

(iii) 'Jock Johnson' (folio 162);

(iv) 'Burning the water' (folio 131).

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The stories include 'Barrabel’ (folio 1), 'What Simon saw' (folio 193), 'Heather Jock' (folio 65), and "Jack o' lantern" (folio 210).

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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.

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There are both early drafts and later manuscript versions of 'The fell Sergeant' and 'A fine pair of shoes'.

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Robert McLellan wrote a number of short stories, chiefly based on his own childhood at Linmill fruit farm in Lanarkshire, many of which were both broadcast and published.

Scope and Contents The contents are as follows.(i) Corrected galley proof of the short story, 'The Dead Harlot'. (Folio l.) This was published in ‘New tales of horror by eminent authors’ (London, 1935), pages l44-148, but had already appeared in ‘Scottish Nation’, volume 2, number 7 (1923), page 8, under the title 'In the fulness of time’.(ii) Newspaper cuttings and galley proof of the story 'A' body's lassie'. (Folio 3.) The cuttings from the ‘Scots Observer’, 14 May 1927, have...

Scope and Contents The contents are as follows. (i) Manuscript of an autobiographical work, 'Function of x', 1940 (folio l); (ii) Notes, manuscript and typescript of part of a story, 'Storm Drum', undated (folio 6); (iii) Newspaper cutting and typescript of a broadcast review of Robert Garioch, ‘Chuckies on the Cairn’ (Hayes, 1949) (folio 21); (iv) Corrected typescript of a broadcast review of editions of Byron's letters, 1950 (folio 25); (v) Corrected typescript of a lecture on modern Scottish literature,...