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Rankin, Ian James (crime writer)

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: b 1960
  • Usage: 1993-1995. - 1995

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

Manuscript and typescript drafts of Ian Rankin of his PhD thesis proposal., 1983-1984.

 File
Identifier: MS.50594
Scope and Contents Drafts are in reverse order of creation as best as can be determined.Typescript, 1984, of Ian Rankin, ‘Ian James Rankin: Thesis Proposal and Outline, Muriel Spark’. Folios 1-9. This is Rankin’s revised proposal. Includes administrative form and letter from Rankin’s supervisor regarding the revised proposal, and a photocopy of an earlier version of the thesis proposal dated 1983, with annotations by Rankin’s supervisor. Typescript, between 1983-1984, of Ian Rankin,...
Dates: 1983-1984.

Manuscripts and typescripts of 'Step Right Up’, ‘Stirling's castle, or how a tiny piece of moss became a king’, 'The Story That I Wrote’, 'A Story That Won't End', 'The Suffering’, and 'Superhumanatural', short stories by Ian Rankin, with related notes and correspondence., 1981-2009.

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Identifier: MS.50466
Scope and Contents 'Step Right Up, By Ian Rankin'. Annotated typescript, 2009, with author's annotations. Annotated 'July 09, Tom Waits-themed song for BBC Radio 3'. Folios 1-5.‘Stirling's castle, or how a tiny piece of moss became a king’. Carbon copy typescript, undated, annotated ‘a short story conceived by Ian Rankin, initial impetus by Miranda Harvey’. Folios 6-12. Manuscript, 1983. Folios 13-17.'The Story That I Wrote’. Typescript, 1984, latest draft, with by-line ‘edited by Ian...
Dates: 1981-2009.