![]() The collection was reconstituted in 2009-2010, and the vast majority of the books are catalogued online with shelfmarks starting “Gibbon.” His manuscript collection is preserved in the National Library of Scotland. They contain classics of English and Scottish literature, works on history and culture, and may provide evidence about the sources for his historical and social novels. There are about about 300 volumes, mainly of English and Scottish literature, a few with presentation or ownership inscriptions. Rhea Martin, in 1988, with a second part following in 1992. The collection was presented by his daughter, Mrs. The books he collected in his lifetime, however, are very much the working collection of a man with broad interests and little money. His reputation has steadily risen and his trilogy 'A Scots Quair' has been adapted for various different media. ![]() Lewis Grassic Gibbon, whose real name was James Leslie Mitchell (1901-1935), is now regarded as one of the most important Scottish writers of the early 20th century. ![]() Quair means a book that can be written on a quire of paper, though I suspect that Gibbon used more than a quire of paper for this trilogy. ![]()
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