Criticism.
Found in 32 Collections and/or Records:
Animadversions by Henry Cockburn on his client, the murderer David Haggart, and on ‘The convict’, a poem occasioned by his execution; written in a copy of ‘The convict’ (Edinburgh, 1821).
Annotated copies of Archibald Stalker, "Shakespeare, Marlowe and Nashe" (1936) and "The Exposition of "Shakespeare`s Sonnets"" (1971).
Anonymous letter, endorsed 1706, criticising the proposed Act of Union, with a list of ‘Queries in case of an Incorporating Union’.
Armorial of James Workman.
"Bishop Guthrie`s Observations on the late Rebellion Observed", by Sir James Turner, being critical remarks on the chronicle of the Civil War in Scotland compiled by Henry Guthrie, Bishop of Dunkeld.
From the folio references given, Turner appears to have had access to a folio-sized copy of Guthrie`s ‘Memoirs’, possibly even to Guthrie`s holograph manuscript.
Turner`s criticisms, which are based on personal knowledge or experience of the events discussed, were written specifically to rebut a number of allegations made by Guthrie concerning James Hamilton, 1st Duke of Hamilton.
‘Citations used by S.G.M.’, probably Sir George Mackenzie.
Commentary and critique, by Frieda and Martin Gostwick, on the edition of Hugh Miller`s "Memoir" (Edinburgh, 1995) by Michael Shortland and Harry Hanham.
Copies of miscellaneous papers.
Copies of "The Works of Robert Burns..." (Liverpool, 1800), and "Reliques of Robert Burns" (London, 1808), both annotated by Alexander Fraser Tytler.
Correspondence and papers of Derek Stanford.
Includes manuscripts and typescripts of critical works on Muriel Spark, research notes and proofs of works of Muriel Spark.
“Critique on the ‘Lay of the Last Minstrel.’ A prolusion", by Robert Sym, Writer to the Signet, Edinburgh, with “Mr. Scott’s remarks in his own handwriting attached”, and an autograph letter of Walter Scott to Robert Sym.
Emendations and additions to Morris and Le Clerc`s "Universal Dictionary", compiled by James Gordon of Aberdeen.
With observations and additions to Jeremy Collins, "Historical Dictionary", and a description of Aberdeen as an intellectual centre.
Fair copy in an unidentified hand of apparently early 18th-century provenance of `Buchanan Revis`d [:] Annotations or Animadversions on Buchanan`s Historie and his Dialogue, etc.` by Sir James Turner, along with the rest of the contents of Adv.MS.31.1.14.
The transcript of Turner`s `observations` on O`Flaherty`s ‘Ogygia’ is written in the same hand but on slightly smaller leaves.
The copy may have been made for Sir Robert Sibbald who appears to have made a few brief additions at various places.
The volume appears to have been re-bound early in the 19th century.
Literary papers of Muriel Spark, containing manuscripts, research material for critical works, and papers concerning her autobiography, 'Curriculum vitae'.
Manuscript contributions to "The Peripatetic: a Quarterly Magazine"
Manuscript of Ewan McLachlan, "Emendatory Critique on the Gaelic Text of Ossian".
Manuscripts and typescripts of reviews, critical works and poetry of Tom Leonard.
Includes video and radio cassettes concerning "The City of Dreadful Night" and "Radical Renfrew".
Manuscripts, typescripts and printed books of Eric Linklater.
Including manuscripts and corrected typescripts of novels, plays, translations, and historical and critical works.
Microfilm of detailed textual criticisms, made by Alexander Walker, of the first edition of ‘History of British India’ by James Mill.
Microfilm of fragments of reviews in the autograph of Robert Southey.
Observations by Major-General David Stewart on "Remarks on Colonel Stewart`s Sketches of the Highlanders".
`Observations on a work called Remarks on Colonel Stewart`s Sketches of the Highlanders`, a copy of Major-General David Stewart of Garth`s reply to the anonymous author of the ‘Remarks’, who had criticised Stewart`s ‘Sketches of the Highlanders’.
A printed copy of the ‘Remarks’ is bound with the manuscript.
Papers of Alexander Scott.
Includes correspondence, noteboooks, and manuscripts and typescripts of poetry, fiction, plays, autiobiographical and critical works.
Papers of Duncan Glen.
Papers concern Glen`s poetry, critical works on Hugh MacDiarmid, genealogy of the Glen family and Akros publications, including editorial correspondence.