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Manuscripts and typescripts of untitled short stories by Ian Rankin; with related working notes., 1983-2015, undated.

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Identifier: MS.50469

Scope and Contents

Untitled short story about a boy and a library. Typescript, 1983. Folios 1-5.

Untitled short story about a Mr. Green. Annotated typescript, 1983, with author's annotations. Folios 6-15. Manuscript, 1983, partial draft of ‘Part II’. Folios 16-17. Manuscript notes, 1983. Folios 18.

Untitled short story about a princess. Typescript, 1983. Folios 19-30.

Untitled short story, beginning 'John Lawson had driven …'. Manuscript, 1986. Folios 31-32.

Untitled short story concerning a husband and wife deciding to take separate holidays. Typescript synopsis, 1986. Folio 33.

Untitled short story about an art curator. Annotated typescript, 1996, first draft, with author's annotations. Folios 34-47.

Short story instalment by Ian Rankin for BBC. Typescript, 2004. Folios 48-49. Includes email correspondence between Ian Rankin and Daniel Clarke (BBC). Folios 50-53.

4-page short story, untitled (and unfinished?). Working notes and ideas, circa 2010. Folios 54-56.

Untitled short story about a murder at a train platform. Manuscript, 2014, first draft. Folios 57-58.

Untitled short story/novel, unfinished. Carbon copy of a typescript, undated. An apparently speculative piece of writing, somewhere between a short story and the start of a novel. Folios 59-70.

Untitled short story. Manuscript, undated. Folios 71-72.

Untitled short story about a character named Alex. Manuscript, undated. Folios 73-75.

Untitled short story about a character dealing with a family member's death. Manuscript, undated. Folios 76-77.

Untitled short story beginning 'There was a fat man in a huge white bath…' . Typescript, undated. Folios 78-85. Typescript, undated. Folios 86-93.

Untitled short story about a ‘German Fatman’. Annotated manuscript, with author's annotations. undated. Folios 94-95.

Untitled short story of Ian Rankin, a monologue of an old man. Typescript, undated. Folios 96-97.

Untitled short story about stealing a body from a funeral parlour. Annotated typescript, undated, with author’s annotations. Folios 98-101.

Dates

  • Creation: 1983-2015, undated.

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Extent

101 Leaves

Language of Materials

English

Arrangement

Untitled short stories manuscripts, typescripts, and related working notes are arranged chronologically where a date is supplied, with the undated materials at the end.

Repository Details

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

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