Typescripts of 'Cinders', 'Countdown', 'Fieldwork', "The Gentlemen's Club", 'Inside the Box, and 'No Sanity Clause', Rebus short stories by Ian Rankin; with related working notes., 1992-2017.
Scope and Contents
'Cinders: A Rebus Story for Christmas'. Folios 1-51.
Typescript, 2014, final draft. Folios 1-16.
Annotated typescript, 2014, second draft, with author’s annotations. Folios 17-30.
Annotated typescript, 2014, first draft, with author’s annotations. Folios 31-44.
Related working notes, 2014. Folios 45-51.
'Countdown: A 500-word Inspector Rebus story by Ian Rankin', written to be broadcast on BBC Radio. Folios 52-64.
Typescripts, 2000, all final drafts.
'Fieldwork', for Ox-Tales anthology. Folios 65-66.
Annotated typescript, circa 2009, with author's annotations. Folio 65.
Typescript, circa 2009. Folio 66.
'The Gentlemen's Club: A John Rebus Story by Ian Rankin'. Folios 67-79.
Annotated typescript, circa 1992, with author’s annotations.
'Inside the Box'. Folios 80-93.
Annotated typescript, 2017, first draft, with author's annotations. Written for anthology 'Ten Year Stretch: Celebrating a Decade of Crime Fiction and CrimeFest' edited by Adrian Muller and Martin Edwards.
'No Sanity Clause: An Inspector Rebus story for Christmas, By Ian Rankin', with author's annotations, including synopsis and notes. Folios 94-109.
Annotated typescript, 2000, revised draft, with author’s annotations. Folios 94-100.
Annotated typescript, 2000, first draft, with author’s annotations. Folios 101-107.
Synopsis and related notes, 2000. Folios 108-109.
Dates
- Creation: 1992-2017.
Creator
- Rankin, Ian James (crime writer) (Person)
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Extent
1 Volumes
Language of Materials
English
Genre / Form
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