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Manuscript and typescript drafts of Ian Rankin of chapters of his PhD thesis on the novels 'Memento Mori', 'The Ballad of Peckham Rye', and 'The Bachelors'; and ‘The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie’; with related developmental materials., Between 1983-1986.

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Identifier: MS.50597

Scope and Contents

Chapter and research on 'Memento Mori', 'The Ballad of Peckham Rye', and 'The Bachelors'. Folios 1-39.

Typescript, after June 1985, of Ian Rankin, ‘Humane Observation and After’, chapter of thesis; with annotations by the author and Rankin’s PhD supervisor. Folios 1-19.

Partial manuscript, undated, of Ian Rankin of his chapter on 'Memento Mori', 'The Ballad of Peckham Rye', and 'The Bachelors'. Folios 20-24.

Research notes of Ian Rankin on Spark’s novel ‘Memento Mori’. Folios 25-28.

Research notes of Ian Rankin on Spark’s novel ‘The Ballad of Peckham Rye’. Folios 29-32.

Research notes of Ian Rankin and a press cutting, 1985, collected by Rankin on Spark’s novel ‘The Bachelors’. Folios 33-39.

Chapter and research on ‘The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie’. Folios 40-118.

Typescript, 1985, of Ian Rankin, ‘Magical Transfigurations: Myth, Fiction, and Vision in Muriel Spark’s ‘The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie’, chapter of thesis; with annotations by the author; and with related working notes. Folios 40-77.

Manuscript, undated and untitled, of Ian Rankin, about Spark’s novel ‘The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie’. Folios 78-95.

Research notes of Rankin on ‘The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie’. Folios 96-118.

Dates

  • Creation: Between 1983-1986.

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Extent

1 Volumes

Language of Materials

English

Repository Details

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

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