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Short stories.

 Subject
Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Scope Note: Relatively brief invented prose narratives.

Found in 365 Collections and/or Records:

Miscellaneous literary papers., 1748-early 20th century.

 File
Identifier: MS.19394
Scope and Contents

The papers include a letter of Horatio Walpole, 1st Baron Walpole, to Henry Webb, 1748 (folio 1); an unfinished tale of Orkney and the Norsemen probably written by Thomas Stewart Traill, circa 1838 (folio 7); Ben Nevis in Winter, 1893, and ‘An Alpine Adventure’ (folio 53) by Thomas Stewart Omond; ‘Journal of a Trip to Iona’, undated, by L A Omond; and miscellaneous poetry 1820-20th century (folio 200).

Dates: 1748-early 20th century.

Miscellaneous notes and photographs concerning the Mayas, probably made when James Leslie Mitchell was preparing to write 'The conquest of the Maya'., 1930, 1933, undated.

 File
Identifier: MS.26049
Scope and Contents

The contents are as follows. (i) Part of a manuscript, not in James Leslie Mitchell's hand, of a work on the language, history and customs of the Mayas, undated (folio l); (ii) Miscellaneous notes and photographs concerning the Mayas, 1930, 1933, undated (folio 30). The versos of folios 33-42 contain manuscript fragments of a story on the theme of 'The Lovers' in 'Persian dawns, Egyptian nights'.

Dates: 1930, 1933, undated.

Miscellaneous papers of John Hill Burton., 1674-1880, undated.

 File
Identifier: MS.9445
Scope and Contents The contents are as follows.(i) Statements, 1879-1880, concerning the sales of John Hill Burton's books, ‘History of Scotland’ and ‘Queen Anne’. (Folio 1.)(ii) A list of the obituary dates of various friends of Burton. (Folio 6.)(iii) 'The history of Peter Anderson', an anonymous short story in the form of an autobiography. (Folio 11.)(iv) Notes on accounts of building works, 1674-1679, carried out by Sir William Bruce. (Folio 41.)...
Dates: 1674-1880, undated.

Miscellaneous prose works of William Edmondstoune Aytoun., [Circa 1862-circa 1864.]

 File
Identifier: MS.4925
Scope and Contents The contents are as follows:(i) Manuscript of part of the first draft of an article, 'Banting on corpulence', published in “Blackwood's Magazine” November 1864 (folio 1);(ii) Manuscripts, undated, of four apparently unconnected fragments on rhetoric, one of which appears to follow the plan outlined in 'Notes for a treatise on public speaking', 1860 (see MS.4928) (folios 4, 12, 19, 36);(iii) Manuscripts, undated, of a note on 'Bands between sovereigns of...
Dates: [Circa 1862-circa 1864.]

Miscellaneous prose works or drafts by William Sharp and 'Fiona MacLeod', largely unpublished., [Before 1906.]

 File
Identifier: MS.8777
Scope and Contents The contents are as follows:(i) Five apparently unpublished stories by William Sharp (folio 1);(ii) Six apparently unpublished stories by 'Fiona MacLeod' (folio 46);(iii) Part of an apparently unpublished article by William Sharp on 'Pélleas et Mélisande' by Maurice Maeterlinck (folio 64);iv) Reviews by 'Fiona MacLeod' of ‘The Cuchullin saga’ (London, 1898); of 'A field for modern verse' by Stephen Phiilips, in ‘The Dome’, February 1899; and of...
Dates: [Before 1906.]

Newspaper cuttings of poems, short stories and articles by various authors, collected by Eric Lyall., 1913-1937, undated.

 File
Identifier: MS.24638
Scope and Contents From the Series:

Eric Lyall was the secretary of the Edinburgh branch of the Scottish Association for the Speaking of Verse, and these papers reflect that interest.

Dates: 1913-1937, undated.

Notebook kept by the 6th Marquess of Lothian, chiefly concerning the service in Ireland of the Midlothian Fencible Cavalry Regiment, of which he was Colonel., 1797-1799.

 Item
Identifier: MS.5750
Scope and Contents

The notebook contains copies of correspondence, orders, etc., a report of the Regiment's movements in the 1798 rebellion, and, inter alia, a treatise, 1801, on the etymology of military words (folio 68 verso), two stories (folios 103 verso, 136 verso), and notes on military theory.

Dates: 1797-1799.

Notebook of Archibald J Cronin.

 Item
Identifier: Acc.8334
Scope and Contents

Containing drafts of 11 "Dr Findlay" short stories.

Dates: circa 1920-circa 1981.

Notebook of Elspeth Davie containing drafts of short stories.

 Item
Identifier: MS.19710
Scope and Contents

From folio 106 onwards, the material starts at the back of the volume.

Dates: 1961-1965.

Notebook of Neil Munro containing a later manuscript of "Boboon's children"., 1895.

 Item
Identifier: MS.26908
Scope and Contents From the Series:

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.

Dates: 1895.

Notebook of Neil Munro containing a later manuscript of 'Jus Primae Noctis'., 1895.

 Item
Identifier: MS.26909
Scope and Contents From the Series:

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.

Dates: 1895.

Notebook of Neil Munro containing an unfinished manuscript of 'Tale of the black soldier', apparently unpublished., 1896.

 Item
Identifier: MS.26910
Scope and Contents From the Series:

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.

Dates: 1896.

Notebook of Neil Munro containing drafts of and notes for various stories., 1895.

 Item
Identifier: MS.26907
Scope and Contents

The notebook contains a continuation of "Boboon's children" (folio 1), and an early draft of 'The red hand' (folio l2). Also notes for and the beginning of an apparently unpublished story, "A man's clothes", 1895 (folio 18, 1 verso).

Dates: 1895.

Notebook of Neil Munro containing drafts of stories., ?1895.

 Item
Identifier: MS.26906
Scope and Contents

The notebook contains a continuation of 'The lost pibroch' (folio 1), and drafts of 'The sea fairy of French foreland' (folio 22) and the beginning of 'Boboon's children' (folio 21 verso).

Dates: ?1895.