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Elphinstone, Margaret, author, b 1948

 Person

Found in 5 Collections and/or Records:

Literary papers of Margaret Elphinstone.

 Fonds
Identifier: Acc.12188
Scope and Contents

Includes drafts of poetry, short stories and novels.

Dates: 1984-2002.

Research papers, notes and email correspondence of Margaret Elphinstone relating to ‘The Gathering Night’ (Edinburgh: Canongate, 2009), with some printout drafts of sections of the novel.

 Collection
Identifier: Acc.13731/1-11
Scope and Contents Like many historical novelists, Margaret Elphinstone carries out extensive research on the subjects on which she plans to write. These papers demonstrate that she pursues her research to academic levels and beyond: corresponding with, and interviewing, experts in very specialised fields; reading widely; attending conferences and courses and - to some extent - trying to experience for herself what her characters’ lives would ‘feel’ like. The file headings alone indicate the depth and breadth...
Dates: Circa 2007-2008.

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Drafts. Documents. 3
Research notes 3
Novels. 2
Photocopies. 2
Typescripts. 2