Manuscript and typescript drafts of Ian Rankin of chapters of his PhD thesis on the novel ‘The Girls of Slender Means’; Spark’s dramas; and novel ‘The Mandelbaum Gate’; and the short stories of Muriel Spark; with related developmental materials., Between 1983-1986.
Scope and Contents
Chapter and research on Muriel Spark’s novel ‘The Girls of Slender Means’. Folios 1-29.
Typescript, 1986, of Ian Rankin, ‘“Nowhere’s Safe”: The Girls of Slender Means’, chapter of thesis; with annotations by the author; and with related working notes. Folios 1-17.
Manuscript, undated and untitled, of Ian Rankin, about Spark’s novel ‘The Girls of Slender Means’. Folios 18-23.
Research notes of Rankin on Muriel Spark’s novel ‘The Girls of Slender Means’. Folios 24-29.
Chapter and research on Muriel Spark’s dramas. Folios 30-50.
Typescript, circa 1986, of Ian Rankin, ‘Wild Reality: Muriel Spark’s Drama’, a chapter of his PhD thesis; with annotation by the author. Folios 30-42.
Research notes of Rankin on ‘Doctors of Philosophy’, a play by Muriel Spark. Folios 43-50.
Chapter and research on Muriel Spark’s novel ‘The Mandelbaum Gate’. Folios 51-98.
Typescript, 1986, of Ian Rankin, ‘The Duality of Identity in The Mandelbaum Gate’, a chapter of his PhD thesis; with annotations by the author. Folios 51-75.
Manuscript, undated and untitled, of Ian Rankin, about Spark’s novel ‘The Mandelbaum Gate’. Folios 76-88.
Research notes of Rankin on Muriel Spark’s novel ‘The Mandelbaum Gate’. Folios 89-98.
Chapter and research on Muriel Spark’s short stories. Folios 99-117.
Typescript, undated, of Ian Rankin, ‘Border Raids: The Short Stories of Muriel Spark’, chapter of thesis, annotated, ‘Or: ‘Rocks and Crocodiles’’; with annotations by the author. Folios 99-107.
Research notes of Ian Rankin on the short stories of Muriel Spark. Folios 108-117.
Dates
- Creation: Between 1983-1986.
Creator
- Rankin, Ian James (crime writer) (Person)
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Extent
1 Volumes
Language of Materials
English
Genre / Form
Repository Details
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