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Found in 42 Collections and/or Records:

Manuscript, "Endymion", and manuscript, with marked galley proofs, "`France` by Lady Morgan" : two reviews by John Wilson Croker for the "Quarterly Review"., 1817-1818.

 Item
Identifier: MS.42146
Scope and Contents The description on the spine of the volume reads : "Mr. Croker`s articles on Keats and Lady Morgan". Folios 1-11 : manuscript, 1818, "Endymion : a poetic romance". The manuscript, with variation, was published in the "Quarterly review" of April 1818.Folios 12-18 : incomplete manuscript, 1817, of Croker`s review of "France" by Sydney Morgan.Folios 19-20 : blank.Folios 21-23 : incomplete, marked galley proofs, 1817, of Croker`s...
Dates: 1817-1818.

Manuscript, "Herrick No 7", by William Gifford., ? 1810.

 Item
Identifier: MS.42255
Scope and Contents

The manuscript forms part of a review of "Select poems from the Hesperides, or works both human and divine, of Robert Herrick, esq. with occasional remarks. By J.N.", that was included in the "Quarterly Review" of August 1810.

The manuscript relates to pages 171 (part)-172 of the article.

Dates: ? 1810.

Manuscripts by Washington Irving, with some proofs of works by Irving., Circa 1829-1850.

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.42310-42315
Scope and Contents

Irving produced many popular and successful works throughout his writing career, most of which were published in Britain by John Murray. The manuscripts in this sequence relate to some of these works, including 'The Crayon Miscellany' and three volumes of 'A Chronicle of the conquest of Granada'. In addition, there is an incomplete manuscript for a review for the 'Quarterly Review', and a letter that contains a personal outline of his life up until 1837.

Dates: Circa 1829-1850.

Manuscripts of reviews for the "Quarterly Review" by John Wilson Croker; with pages from "Letters to and from Henrietta, Countess of Suffolk, and her second husband, the Hon. George Berkeley", edited by Croker., 1817-? 1838.

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.42146-42149
Scope and Contents John Wilson Croker wrote numerous articles for the 'Quarterly Review'. There are manuscripts for four of these articles in this subseries - his review of 'Endymion' by John Keats; his review of 'France' by Lady Morgan; an article entitled 'Art on Maddens Impurities of Genius'; and an article entitled 'Versailles'. There are also galley proofs for the review of 'France' by Lady Morgan. In addition, there are printed but unpublished pages of the suppressed sections of 'Letters to...
Dates: 1817-? 1838.

Papers of and concerning Sir Walter Scott., 1806-? late 19th century.

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.42535-42549
Scope and Contents From the Series: This series is of the correspondence and papers, including some manuscripts, of many of the most prominent authors published by John Murray, publishers. The papers represent the relationship between author and publisher. There are particularly significant holdings relating to Isabella Bishop (Isabella Bird), George Crabbe, Charles Darwin, Sir Charles and Elizabeth Eastlake, Richard Ford, John Franklin, William Gladstone, Sir Francis Head, Sir Austen Henry Layard, David Livingstone, Thomas...
Dates: 1806-? late 19th century.

Printed reviews for 'Chambers Biographical Dictionary'., 1992.

 File
Identifier: Acc.13542/25
Scope and Contents From the Series: Most, but not all, of Magnusson's published works are represented. Also included here are the translations that Magnusson undertook on the work of the Icelandic author and Nobel prize winning novelist Halldór Laxness (1902-1998). Material relating to Magnusson's book on Mastermind "I've started so I'll finish" can be found in the Mastermind section.The material includes correspondence relating to book proposals, research notes compiled by Magnusson while working on his books, and...
Dates: 1992.

Reviews by William Ronald Dodds Fairbairn of works of other authors., 1926-1957.

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.50219-50220
Scope and Contents From the Series:

A comprehensive collection of the writings of William Ronald Dodds Fairbairn including published and unpublished articles, lectures and reviews.

Dates: 1926-1957.

Reviews by William Ronald Dodds Fairbairn of works of other authors., 1939-1957.

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Identifier: MS.50220
Scope and Contents The reviews are arranged chronologically. Where material concerning a particular work spans two or more years the papers are placed by the earliest date.1939.‘A Biological Approach to the Problem of Abnormal Behaviour’, by Milton Harrington.Carbon copy of a typescript, [circa 1939], of a review by William Ronald Dodds Fairbairn of ‘A Biological Approach to the Problem of Abnormal Behaviour’, by Milton Harrington. The review was published in the ‘Edinburgh...
Dates: 1939-1957.

Reviews by William Ronald Dodds Fairbairn of works of others authors., 1926-1938.

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Identifier: MS.50219
Scope and Contents The reviews are arranged chronologically. Where material concerning a particular work spans two or more years the papers are placed by the earliest date.1926.Assorted reviews.Extract, pages 93-94, ‘Notes on Books’, from the ‘Edinburgh Medical Journal’, 1926. The extract includes reviews by William Ronald Dodds Fairbairn of: ‘Old and New Viewpoints in Psychology’, by Knight Dunlop [i.e. Dunlap]; and, ‘Psychoanalysis and the Psychic Disorder of General...
Dates: 1926-1938.

Reviews of books by Don MacCaskill and Bridget MacCaskill., 1975-2007.

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Identifier: Acc.13709/27
Scope and Contents From the Series:

Files of papers relating to the literary output of Don and Bridge MacCaskill.

Dates: 1975-2007.

Scrapbook of John Francis Campbell containing a collection of reviews of his ‘My Circular Notes’ and of press cuttings and correspondence relating to Gaelic literature., 1876.

 Item
Identifier: Adv.MS.50.4.11
Scope and Contents From the Series:

The volumes reflect, in his detailed descriptions, watercolours and sketches, Campbell’s interest in people, art, science and sport. In the later journals, his interest in geology and meteorology predominates, with particular emphasis on the effects of glaciation observed in various countries.

The sketches usually occur in chronological sequence with notes below each giving the date, place and other additional information.

Dates: 1876.

Two articles on Charles Napier, with an article on William Napier, all by Whitwell Elwin and each extracted from the "Quarterly Review". The pages have been revised by Elwin., ? 1857-? 1864.

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Identifier: MS.42209
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series:

The manuscripts, proofs and notebooks here reflect the interests and writing of Whitwell Elwin. There are items relating to Alexander Pope, William and Charles Napier, James Boswall and Samuel Johnson, and William Cowper among others. Many of these items relate to the work of Whitwell for the 'Quarterly Review' and his other published works, including 'Some XVIII century men of letters'.

Dates: ? 1857-? 1864.