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Press cuttings collected by Ian Rankin as research for his novel ‘Dead Souls’; with the synopses of, and cover proofs and publicity material for, the novel., 1992-2000.

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Identifier: MS.50322

Scope and Contents

The newspaper and magazine cuttings and pages contain articles relating to the plot and the character development for Rankin’s novel ‘Dead Souls’.

The cuttings are arranged by topic, and chronologically under each topic.

Crimes against children. Folios 1-30. Crime (other). Folios 31-47. Missing children. Folios 48-72. Other. Folios 73-78.

Two copies of the synopsis, 1997, of ‘Dead Souls’. Folios 79-86.

Cover proofs, 1998-2000, of ‘Dead Souls’ from Orion Publishing Group. Folios 87-94.

Publicity booklet, 1999, for 'Dead Souls' from Longanesi [E] C. In Italian. Folio 95.

Dates

  • Creation: 1992-2000.

Creator

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Extent

97 Leaves

Language of Materials

English

Arrangement

Folios 1-95, and folios 48a, 78a.

Repository Details

Part of the National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division Repository

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