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Microfilm of manuscripts and drafts of and concerning George Douglas Brown.

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Identifier: Mf.Sec.MSS.75
Scope and Contents The contents are as follows: Draft, [1901, or before], of parts of the novel ‘The house with the green shutters’ by George Douglas Brown (MS.8171); Draft, [1901, or before], of chapter XV of the novel ‘The House with the Green Shutters’ by George Douglas Brown (MS.8172); Outline, notes, and draft chapters of the unpublished novel 'The incompatibles' by George Douglas Brown, probably written about 1900-1901 (MS.8173);Outline, notes, and draft chapters of the...
Dates: [1896, or before-?1901.]

Microfilm of manuscripts of ‘The betrothed’ and ‘Chronicles of the Canongate’ by Sir Walter Scott, from the Pforzheimer Library.

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Identifier: Mf.Sec.MSS.875
Scope and Contents

The contents are as follows: Manuscript, [1825, or before], of ‘The betrothed’ by Sir Walter Scott (MS.23047);

Manuscript, [before 1829], of the ‘Chronicles of the Canongate’, 1st and 2nd series, by Sir Walter Scott (MS.23048).

Dates: [1825, or before; before 1829.]

Microfilm of page proofs of ‘The fortunes of Nigel’, and ‘Quentin Durward’, by Sir Walter Scott, with extensive corrections and additions in Scott’s hand.

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Identifier: Mf.Sec.MSS.832
Scope and Contents

The contents are as follows: Page proofs of ‘The fortunes of Nigel’ by Sir Walter Scott, with extensive corrections and additions in Scott’s hand, [1822, or before] (MS.3402);

Page proofs of ‘The fortunes of Nigel’, and ‘Quentin Durward’, by Sir Walter Scott, with extensive corrections and additions in Scott’s hand, [1822, or before; 1823, or before.] (MS.3403).

Dates: [1822, or before; 1823, or before.]

Microfilm of the correspondence and literary manuscripts of Margaret Oliphant (Adam Matthew, 1999).

 Series
Identifier: Mf.Sec.MSS.1209-1234
Scope and Contents

The content descriptions for each microfilm are taken from the catalogue descriptions of the original items and as such there may be variations between the contents of the microfilms and the descriptions provided.

The dates are taken from the accession records for the original documents and might not be the specific dates of the documents on the microfilm.

Dates: ?19th century-[?1921].

Microfilm of the manuscript of chapters 4 and 1-2 of 'Il bizarro, a Calabrian tale', an unpublished novel by Sir Walter Scott.

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Identifier: MS.15558 [Mf.MSS.37]
Scope and Contents

There is a summary of the novel in ‘The journal of Sir Walter Scott’, page 709.

Dates: [1832.]

Microfilm of the manuscript of ‘The talisman’ by Sir Walter Scott.

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Identifier: MS.15532 [Mf.MSS.38]
Scope and Contents

See Gillian Dyson, 'The manuscripts and proof sheets of Scott's Waverley novels', ‘Edinburgh Bibliographical Society Transactions’, volume iv, part 1 (1960), page 35.

Dates: [1825, or before.]

Microfilm of typescripts and notes of ‘The witch’ by David Lindsay.

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Identifier: Mf.Sec.MSS.1693
Scope and Contents

The contents are as follows: Typescript, ?1942, of chapter 20 of 'The witch' by David Lindsay (MS.27251);

Typescripts and notes, [?1942], chiefly of David Lindsay of 'The witch (MS.27252).

Dates: ?1942.

Microfilm of unfinished and untitled novel, [1805-1858]; and, lecture notes, 1811-1832, of George Combe.

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Identifier: Mf.Sec.MSS.1393
Scope and Contents

The contents are as follows: Unfinished and untitled novel, [1805-1858], by George Combe, dealing with the childhood and early manhood of a boy who was anxious to go to sea (MS.7438);

Lecture notes, 1811-1832, of George Combe (MS.7439, folios 57-85).

Dates: [1805-1858.]