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Manuscript and typescripts of short stories and novels by Fred Urquhart (1912-1995).
Fred Urquhart was educated in Stranraer and Edinburgh and worked as a reader and editor for Cassell and other publishers. Much of his own literary work was in the form of short stories.
Manuscript draft and corrected typescript of the novel 'A sort of freedom' (London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1969) by Joan Lingard.
Manuscript drafts and corrected typescript of novel of Nigel Tranter, "Past Master".
Manuscript drafts, corrected typescripts and proofs of 'A history maker', by Alasdair Gray.
Drafts, proofs and some source materials and correspondence for 'A history maker', by Alasdair Gray.
Alasdair Gray's own manuscript drafts are accompanied by typescript transcriptions produced by his typist Scott Pearson, which are then in turn heavily annotated and corrected by Gray. These annotations then inform the next set of manuscript drafts, giving a unique insight into how the book developed and grew.
Manuscript drafts of novel, 'Black Douglas' by Nigel Tranter, (London, 1968).
Manuscript drafts of part of an unpublished novel of A J Cronin.
Manuscript novel entitled 'Knave of diamonds', apparently unpublished, by Alexander Leighton.
The manuscript is written on paper watermarked 1856.
Manuscript of an unpublished novel, probably incomplete, entitled "The Maid of Montrose" in the style of Sir Walter Scott.
Manuscript of "No one to worry us", a novel by Tony Strachan.
With a related letter of Rebecca West.
Manuscript of novel of Compton Mackenzie, "The Rival Monster".
Manuscript of "The House of Aspen: A Drama of Chivalry" by Sir Walter Scott.
Manuscript of the novel ‘Now and then’ by Samuel Warren.
The manuscript is dated (folio 153) 9 December [1847]. Heavily corrected by the author, it does not vary greatly from the published version.
Manuscript of the novel ‘Witchwood’ by John Buchan, here called 'The minister of Woodilee'.
There is a presentation inscription by the author on the flyleaf, dated 1928, followed by the note: "Written at Elsfield Oct 1925-May, 1926. Published under the title 'Witch Wood' July 1927." The manuscript has been heavily corrected by the author, but does not vary greatly from the printed version.
Manuscript of ‘The people of the palace’, a satirical novel by Marryat Ross Dobie, former Librarian of the National Library of Scotland.
Manuscript prologue to a projected histocial novel of Meredith H Armstrong Davison, "The Melee of the Lowlands, a Story of the 16th Century".
Includes notes on events in Scotland in 1542-1543.
Manuscripts and papers of and concerning the novelist, Neil Munro (1863-1930).
Born in Inveraray, Neil Munro became a journalist in Glasgow, rising to the post of editor of the ‘Glasgow Evening News’. His papers consist largely of manuscripts of his novels and short stories, though some of his newspaper articles are represented by presscuttings.